² tn Heb “to his wisdom there is no counting.”

² tn Heb “all of them with wisdom you have made.”

¹ tn Heb “about your words [or perhaps, “deeds”] and your wisdom.”

¹ tn Heb “wisdom and discernment are given to you.”

¹ tn Heb “about your words [or perhaps, “deeds”] and your wisdom.”

¹ tn Heb “[is] instruction of wisdom” (KJV and NASB similar). The noun translated “wisdom” is an attributive genitive: “wise instruction.”

³ tn Heb “the wisdom of God was in his midst for performing justice.” The phrase “wisdom of God” may be taken as an attributive genitive, “divine wisdom,” or as a genitive of source, “wisdom from God.” Even in English they are basically the same, since wisdom from God is divine in character.

² tn The king has the wisdom/ability to destroy evil from his kingdom. See also D. W. Thomas, “Proverbs 20:26, ” JTS 15 (1964): 155-56.

⁴ sn You want me to possess wisdom. Here “wisdom” does not mean “intelligence” or “learning,” but refers to moral insight and skill.

¹ tn Heb “my mouth will speak wisdom.” According to BDB 315 s.v. חָכְמָה the plural חָכְמוֹת (khokhmot, “wisdom”) indicates degree or emphasis here.

¹ tn Aram “not for any wisdom which is in me more than [in] any living man.”

² tn Heb “they will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom.”

³ tn Heb “…in their wisdom…in their power…in their riches.”

² tn Heb “It is not from wisdom that you ask about this.”

⁵ tn Heb “and also this,” referring to the relative advantage of wisdom over folly.

¹ tn Heb “and I saw that there is profit for wisdom more than folly.”

² tn Heb “with wisdom,” that is, with careful reflection in light of principles observed by the sages.

¹ tn Or “prudence,” the successful use of wisdom in discretion. Cf. NAB, NRSV, NLT “good sense.”

² tn Heb “bears wisdom.” The verb נוּב (nuv) means “to bear fruit.” It is used figuratively of the righteous; they produce wisdom and righteousness. The term חָכְמָה (khokhmah, “wisdom”) represents the “fruit” that the righteous bear: “they bear the fruit of wisdom” (BDB 626 s.v.).

² tn Heb “heart.” The noun לֵב (lev, “heart”) often functions metonymically for wisdom, understanding, discernment.