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כֻּלָּ֣ם נְ֭כֹחִים לַמֵּבִ֑ין וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים לְמֹ֣צְאֵי דָֽעַת׃ (Proverbs 8:9) All of them are straightforward to the one who understands, and upright to those who find knowledge. The Voice of Clarity In the personification of Wisdom in Proverbs 8, this verse affirms that her words are transparent to the discerning. Grammatically, the verse uses parallel nominal clauses and adjectival predicates to convey moral and intellectual accessibility. Nominal Clauses in Parallelism The structure presents two parallel statements: כֻּלָּ֣ם נְ֭כֹחִים לַמֵּבִ֑ין – “All of them are straightforward to the one who understands.”… Learn Hebrew