Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleKnow therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off. Young's Literal Translation So [is] the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off. King James Bible So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto thy soul: when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off. Hebrew Knowדְּעֶ֥ה (də·‘eh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3045: To know that wisdom חָכְמָ֗ה (ḥāḵ·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2451: Wisdom [is sweet] כֵּ֤ן ׀ (kên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus for your soul. לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ (lə·nap̄·še·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you find it, מָ֭צָאתָ (mā·ṣā·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present there is וְיֵ֣שׁ (wə·yêš) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is a future [for you], אַחֲרִ֑ית (’a·ḥă·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 319: The last, end, the future, posterity and your hope וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ (wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8615: A cord, expectancy will never לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be cut off. תִכָּרֵֽת׃ (ṯik·kā·rêṯ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant |