Occurrences
Châkam occurs 27 times in 26 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (1), 1 Kings (1), Job (2), Psalms (4), Proverbs (12), Ecclesiastes (4), Zechariah (1)
- Exodus 1:10 — Come on, let us deal wisely (נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖ה) 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 (חָכְמ֖וּ), that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
- 1 Kings 4:31 — For he was wiser (וַיֶּחְכַּם֮) 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 (יֶחְכָּ֑מוּ): neither do the aged understand judgment.
- Job 35:11 — Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser (יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ) 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 (מַחְכִּ֥ימַת) the simple.
- Psalms 58:5 — Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely (מְחֻכָּֽם).
- Psalms 105:22 — To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom (יְחַכֵּֽם).
- Psalms 119:98 — Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser (תְּחַכְּמֵ֣נִי) than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
- Proverbs 6:6 — Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise (וַחֲכָֽם):
- Proverbs 8:33 — Hear instruction, and be wise (וַחֲכָ֗מוּ), and refuse it not.
- Proverbs 9:9 — Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser (וְיֶחְכַּם): teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
- Proverbs 9:12 — If thou be wise (חָ֭כַמְתָּ), thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
- Proverbs 9:12 — If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise (חָכַ֣מְתָּ) for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
- Proverbs 13:20 — He that walketh with wise men shall be wise (יֶחְכָּ֑ם): but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
- Proverbs 19:20 — Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise (תֶּחְכַּ֥ם) in thy latter end.
- Proverbs 20:1 — Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise (יֶחְכָּֽם).
- Proverbs 21:11 — When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise (יֶחְכַּם): and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
- Proverbs 23:15 — My son, if thine heart be wise (חָכַ֣ם), my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
- Proverbs 23:19 — Hear thou, my son, and be wise (וַחֲכָ֑ם), and guide thine heart in the way.
- Proverbs 27:11 — My son, be wise (חֲכַ֣ם), and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
- Proverbs 30:24 — There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise (מְחֻכָּמִֽים):
- Ecclesiastes 2:15 — Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise (חָכַ֛מְתִּי)? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
- Ecclesiastes 2:19 — And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise (וְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּי) under the sun. This is also vanity.
- Ecclesiastes 7:16 — Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise (תִּתְחַכַּ֖ם): why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
- Ecclesiastes 7:23 — All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise (אֶחְכָּ֔מָה); but it was far from me.
- Zechariah 9:2 — And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise (חָֽכְמָ֖ה).