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1 Kings 3:9
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1 Kings 3:9
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9 Give your servant, therefore, an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil, for who can govern this great people of yours?”(A)
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1 Kings 3:9
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1 Kings 3:9
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9 So give your servant a discerning(A) heart to govern your people and to distinguish(B) between right and wrong. For who is able(C) to govern this great people of yours?”
James 1:5
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James 1:5
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5 If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.(A)
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James 1:5
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James 1:5
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5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,(A) who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.(B)
Proverbs 16:16
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Proverbs 16:16
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16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.(A)
Proverbs 16:16
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Proverbs 16:16
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Hebrews 5:14
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Hebrews 5:14
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14 But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.(A)
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Hebrews 5:14
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14 But solid food is for the mature,(A) who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.(B)
John 5:30
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John 5:30
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Witnesses to Jesus
30 “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just because I seek to do not my own will but the will of him who sent me.(A)
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John 5:30
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John 5:30
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30 By myself I can do nothing;(A) I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just,(B) for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.(C)
Proverbs 2:3-9
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Proverbs 2:3-9
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3 if you indeed cry out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures—(A)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(B)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;(C)
7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly,(D)
8 guarding the paths of justice
and preserving the way of his faithful ones.(E)
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice
and equity, every good path,(F)
Proverbs 2:3-9
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Proverbs 2:3-9
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3 indeed, if you call out for insight(A)
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,(B)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.(C)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;(D)
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(E)
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield(F) to those whose walk is blameless,(G)
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.(H)
9 Then you will understand(I) what is right and just
and fair—every good path.
2 Samuel 14:17
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2 Samuel 14:17
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17 Your servant thought, ‘The word of my lord the king will set me at rest,’ for my lord the king is like the angel of God, discerning good and evil. The Lord your God be with you!”(A)
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2 Samuel 14:17
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2 Samuel 14:17
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17 “And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king secure my inheritance, for my lord the king is like an angel(A) of God in discerning(B) good and evil. May the Lord your God be with you.’”
Isaiah 11:2-4
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Isaiah 11:2-4
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2 The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.(A)
3 His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
He shall not judge by what his eyes see
or decide by what his ears hear,(B)
4 but with righteousness he shall judge for the poor
and decide with equity for the oppressed of the earth;
he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.(C)
Isaiah 11:2-4
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Isaiah 11:2-4
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2 The Spirit(A) of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom(B) and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,(C)
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
3 and he will delight in the fear(D) of the Lord.
He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,(E)
or decide by what he hears with his ears;(F)
4 but with righteousness(G) he will judge the needy,(H)
with justice(I) he will give decisions for the poor(J) of the earth.
He will strike(K) the earth with the rod of his mouth;(L)
with the breath(M) of his lips he will slay the wicked.(N)
Proverbs 3:13-18
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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The True Wealth
13 Happy are those who find wisdom
and those who get understanding,
14 for her income is better than silver
and her revenue better than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.(B)
16 Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.(C)
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.(D)
18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called happy.(E)
Proverbs 3:13-18
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
those who gain understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver
and yields better returns than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than rubies;(B)
nothing you desire can compare with her.(C)
16 Long life is in her right hand;(D)
in her left hand are riches and honor.(E)
17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
and all her paths are peace.(F)
18 She is a tree of life(G) to those who take hold of her;
those who hold her fast will be blessed.(H)
1 Chronicles 22:12
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1 Chronicles 22:12
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12 Only, may the Lord grant you discretion and understanding, so that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the Lord your God.(A)
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1 Chronicles 22:12
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12 May the Lord give you discretion and understanding(A) when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
Ephesians 5:17
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Ephesians 5:17
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17 So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.(A)
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17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.(A)
Ecclesiastes 9:15-18
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Ecclesiastes 9:15-18
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15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.(A) 16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than might; yet the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded.”(B)
17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded
than the shouting of a ruler among fools.(C)
18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war,
but one bungler destroys much good.(D)
Ecclesiastes 9:15-18
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Ecclesiastes 9:15-18
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15 Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.(A) 16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.(B)
17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded
than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
18 Wisdom(C) is better than weapons of war,
but one sinner destroys much good.
Psalm 119:144
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Psalm 119:144
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144 Your decrees are righteous forever;
give me understanding that I may live.(A)
Psalm 119:144
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Psalm 119:144
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144 Your statutes are always righteous;
give me understanding(A) that I may live.
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