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Strong’s H7922 · Hebrew

שֶׂכֶל

sekel · seh'-kel

Origin or שֵׂכֶל; from שָׂכַל (H7919);

Meaning intelligence; by implication, success

In the King James Version discretion, knowledge, policy, prudence, sense, understanding, wisdom, wise.

In 16 verses of the King James Version

  1. 1 Samuel 25:3Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
  2. 1 Chronicles 22:12Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
  3. 1 Chronicles 26:14And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counseller, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
  4. 2 Chronicles 2:12Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
  5. 2 Chronicles 30:22And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.
  6. Ezra 8:18And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
  7. Nehemiah 8:8So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
  8. Job 17:4For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
  9. Psalms 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
  10. Proverbs 3:4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
  11. Proverbs 12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
  12. Proverbs 13:15Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
  13. Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
  14. Proverbs 19:11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
  15. Proverbs 23:9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
  16. Daniel 8:25And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.

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