Strong's Hebrew · H2449
חָכַם
châkam · khaw-kam'
Definitionto be wise (in mind, word or act)
Derivationa primitive root,
KJV usage[idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
Occurrences27 in the KJV · 26 verses
חָכַם in Scripture
Exodus 1:10
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Deuteronomy 32:29
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
1 Kings 4:31
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
Job 32:9
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
Job 35:11
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
Psalms 19:7
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
Psalms 58:5
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
Psalms 105:22
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
Psalms 119:98
Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs 8:33
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
Proverbs 9:9
Give instruction to a wise man , and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man , and he will increase in learning.
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