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proverbs_2:10

Proverbs 2:10

Hebrew
כִּֽי תָב֣וֹא חָכְמָ֣ה בְלִבֶּ֑ךָplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב

hebrew

Meaning:

* The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything

Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5…
וְ֝דַ֗עַת לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ יִנְעָֽם
ESV
for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
NIV
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
NLT
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy.
LXX
ἐὰν γὰρ ἔλθῃ plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
σοφία εἰς σὴν διάνοιαν plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
αἴσθησις τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
σῇ ψυχῇ καλὴ εἶναιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
δόξῃ
KJV
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

Proverbs 2:9 ← Proverbs 2:10 → Proverbs 2:11

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