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חָכַם (châkam) v (khaw-kam')
Source: a primitive root,
Meaning: to be wise (in mind, word or act)
KJV: × exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

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חָכַם vb. be wiseQal be or become wise, act wiselyPi. make wise, teach wisdomPu. made wise, intensive, as it were the embodiment of wisdomHiph. making wise the simpleHithp. let us deal wisely (shrewdly) toward it (the people); make or shew thyself wise {314}

Appears in a total of 26 verses:

PRO 27:11

OET-LV: 11 Be _wise my _son _of_Oh and_make _glad heart _of_my so_that _I _may _bring _back one _of_who_taunts _me a _message. (PRO_27:11)

OET-RV: 11 My child, make me happy by becoming wise,
⇔ and then I’ll be able to answer anyone who taunts me. (PRO 27:11)

PRO 6:6

OET-LV: 6 go to an _ant Oh _sluggard consider ways _of_its and_become _wise. (PRO_6:6)

OET-RV: ⇔  6 You lazy person, go and watch an ant.
⇔ → Think about its behaviour, and be wise. (PRO 6:6)

PRO 9:12

OET-LV: 12 If you _are _wise you _are _wise for_yourself and_you _mock you_alone you _will _bear_it. (PRO_9:12)

OET-RV: 12 If you’re wise, you’ll be helping yourself,
⇔ ^ and if you mock, then you alone will suffer the result. (PRO 9:12)

KI1 5:11

OET-LV: 11  and_he _was _wise from_all the_humankind more_than _ʼĒytān the_Ezrachite and_Hēymān and_Kalkol and_Darda the _sons _of Mahol and_he/it _was his/its_name among_all _of the_nations around. (KI1_5:11)

OET-RV: 11 and each year Shelomoh supplied Hiram with three thousand tonnes of wheat and four hundred thousand litres of pure olive oil. (KI1 5:11)

PRO 13:20

OET-LV: 20 one _who_walks with wise_people and and_one _who_associates _with fools he _will _be _harmed. (PRO_13:20)

OET-RV: 20 The person who walks with wise people will become wise,
⇔ ^ but anyone associating with fools will get harmed. (PRO 13:20)

PSA 19:8

OET-LV: 8  the _instruction _of YHWH is_perfect restoring _of (of)_life the _transcript _of YHWH is_reliable making _wise _of (of)_a _simple _person. (PSA_19:8)

OET-RV: 8 Yahweh’s instructions are right, bringing inner fulfillment.
⇔ ≈ Yahweh’s commands are pure, bringing light to the eyes. (PSA 19:8)

ECC 7:23

OET-LV: 23 All _of this I _have _put _to _the _test by_wisdom I _said let _me _be _wise and_she was_far from_me. (ECC_7:23)

OET-RV: ⇔  23 I tested all of that with wisdom.
⇔ I said, “Let me be wise,” but it eluded me. (ECC 7:23)

PRO 30:24

OET-LV: 24 four_things they are_small_things_of the_earth and_they are_wise_things made _wise. (PRO_30:24)

OET-RV: 24 There are four creatures on the earth
⇔ that are small but extremely wise: (PRO 30:24)

PSA 119:98

OET-LV: 98 More_than _of_my _enemies it_makes _me _wise commands _of_your if/because forever it to_me. (PSA_119:98)

OET-RV: 98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,
⇔ because I’m always aware of them. (PSA 119:98)

PSA 58:6

OET-LV: 6  which not it _listens to_sound/voice charmers one _who_throws _of spells skillful. (PSA_58:6)

OET-RV: 6 Break their teeth in their mouths, God.
⇔ ≈ Yahweh, break off the fangs of the young lions. (PSA 58:6)

JOB 35:11

OET-LV: 11 who_teaches _of_us more_than_the_animals _of the_earth and_more_than _the _bird[s]_of the_heavens he_makes _us _wise. (JOB_35:11)

OET-RV: 11 who has taught us more than he taught the animals,
⇔ ≈ and made us wiser than he made the birds in the sky. (JOB 35:11)

ECC 2:15

OET-LV: 15 And_I _said I in_my _of_heart like_the _fate _of the _fool also me it_will _happen _to _me and_for_what have _I _become _wise I then excessively and_I _said in_my _of_heart (cmp)_also this is_futility. (ECC_2:15)

OET-RV: 15 I said to myself, “The fool’s end will also come to me,
⇔ so what use was it being so wise back then?”
⇔ Then I told myself that that also is pointless, (ECC 2:15)

PSA 105:22

OET-LV: 22 To_bind officials _of_his in_his _of_will and_his _of_elders he _taught _wisdom. (PSA_105:22)

OET-RV: 22 to instruct his officials at his pleasure,
⇔ ≈ and to teach wisdom to his elders. (PSA 105:22)

PRO 23:15

OET-LV: 15 My _son _of_Oh if it _is _wise heart _of_your it _will _rejoice heart _of_my also I. (PRO_23:15)

OET-RV: 15 My child, if you value wisdom
⇔ then I’ll certainly be very happy. (PRO 23:15)

ECC 7:16

OET-LV: 16 Do _not be righteous greatly and_do _not make _yourself _wise excessively to/for_what will _you _destroy _yourself. (ECC_7:16)

OET-RV: 16 Don’t be highly righteous or overly wise—
⇔ Why go to the trouble of destroying yourself? (ECC 7:16)

EXO 1:10

OET-LV: 10 Come_now let _us _deal _wisely to_him/it lest it _should _increase and_it _was if/because war they _will _happen and_it _will _be _added also it to those _of_who_hate _us and_it _will _fight against_us and_he/it _would _go _up from the_earth/land. (EXO_1:10)

OET-RV: 10 So, let’s deal wisely with them, in case they continue to multiply. Then if war was to break out, they could easily take the other side and fight against us, and then leave our country.” (EXO 1:10)

JOB 32:9

OET-LV: 9 Not many_people they _are _wise and_old_people they _understand justice. (JOB_32:9)

OET-RV: 9 Not so many people are wise,
⇔ and older people don’t necessarily understand what’s right. (JOB 32:9)

ZEC 9:2

OET-LV: 2 And_also Hamath which_it _borders on_it Tsor/(Tyre) and_Tsīdōn/(Sidon) if/because it _is _wise exceedingly. (ZEC_9:2)

OET-RV: 2 It’s also about the Hamat region which borders on Tsor (Tyre) and Tsidon (Sidon) which is very wise. (ZEC 9:2)

PRO 21:11

OET-LV: 11 When_impose _a _fine _on a _mocker he _becomes _wise a _naive _person and_when_instruct (to)_a_wise_person he _receives knowledge. (PRO_21:11)

OET-RV: 11 By punishing a mocker, a naive person becomes wise,
⇔ ≈ and when wise people are instructed, they acquire knowledge. (PRO 21:11)

PRO 20:1

OET-LV: 20 is_a _mocker (the)_wine is_noisy strong _drink and_all one _who_staggers in/on/over_him/it not he _is _wise. (PRO_20:1)

OET-RV: 20 Wine is a mocker and strong drink makes you boisterous,
⇔ → and everyone who staggers due to it, isn’t wise. (PRO 20:1)

ECC 2:19

OET-LV: 19 And_who is_knowing a_wise_person will _he _be or a _fool and_he _will _have _power in_all toil _of_my which_I _have _toiled and_which_I _have _been _wise under the_sun also this is_futility. (ECC_2:19)

OET-RV: 19 And who knows whether my successor will be wise or a fool?
⇔ He’ll have authority over all my projects that I worked hard on
⇔ and which I’ve applied wisdom to in this world.
⇔ That also was pointless. (ECC 2:19)

PRO 9:9

OET-LV: 9 Give to_a _wise_person and_he _will _be _wise yet make _known to_a _righteous_person so_that _he _may _increase learning. (PRO_9:9)

OET-RV: 9 Give to a wise person and they’ll become wiser still.
⇔ ≈ Inform an honest person and they’ll keep learning. (PRO 9:9)

PRO 19:20

OET-LV: 20 Listen _to counsel and_accept correction so _that you _may _become _wise in_your _of_end. (PRO_19:20)

OET-RV: 20 Listen to advise and accept correction
⇔ → so that you’ll become wise for your life ahead. (PRO 19:20)

PRO 23:19

OET-LV: 19 Listen Oh _you son _of_my and_be _wise and_guide in_way heart _of_your. (PRO_23:19)

OET-RV: 19 My child, listen and become wise,
⇔ ≈ and channel your values in the right direction. (PRO 23:19)

DEU 32:29

OET-LV: 29 If they _were _wise they _will _comprehend this they _will _understand (to)_their _of_end. (DEU_32:29)

OET-RV: 29 If they were wise, they’d comprehend this.
⇔ They’d understand what was ahead of them. (DEU 32:29)

PRO 8:33

OET-LV: 33 Listen _to correction and_act _wisely and_do _not neglect_it. (PRO_8:33)

OET-RV: 33 Listen when you’re corrected
⇔ and don’t neglect wisdom. (PRO 8:33)

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