Proverbs 3:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
How blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י
(ash·rei)
835: happiness, blessednessfrom ashar
is the manאָ֭דָם
(a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
who findsמָצָ֣א
(ma·tza)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
wisdomחָכְמָ֑ה
(cha·che·mah;)
2451: wisdomfrom chakam
And the manוְ֝אָדָ֗ם
(ve·'a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
who gainsיָפִ֥יק
(ya·fik)
6329: to bring out, furnish, promotea prim. root
understanding.תְּבוּנָֽה׃
(te·vu·nah.)
8394: an understandingfrom bin


















KJV Lexicon
Happy
'esher  (eh'-sher)
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy! -- blessed, happy.
is the man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
that findeth
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
wisdom
chokmah  (khok-maw')
wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
and the man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
that getteth
puwq  (pook)
to issue, i.e. furnish; causatively, to secure; figuratively, to succeed -- afford, draw out, further, get, obtain.
understanding
tabuwn  (taw-boon')
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice -- discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understanding.

King James Bible
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Happy is a man who finds wisdom and who acquires understanding,

International Standard Version
How joyful is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding,

NET Bible
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom and the son of man who finds understanding

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

King James 2000 Bible
Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding.
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