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1 Kings 4:29
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1 Kings 4:29
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Solomon’s Wisdom
29 God gave Solomon wisdom(A) and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand(B) on the seashore.
1 Kings 4:29
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1 Kings 4:29
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29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
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1 Kings 3:12
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1 Kings 3:12
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12 I will do what you have asked.(A) I will give you a wise(B) and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.
1 Kings 3:12
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1 Kings 3:12
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12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
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1 Kings 4:20
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1 Kings 4:20
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Solomon’s Daily Provisions
20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand(A) on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.(B)
1 Kings 4:20
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1 Kings 4:20
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20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
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James 3:17
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James 3:17
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17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven(A) is first of all pure; then peace-loving,(B) considerate, submissive, full of mercy(C) and good fruit, impartial and sincere.(D)
James 3:17
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James 3:17
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17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
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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)
James 1:5
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James 1:5
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5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
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1 Kings 3:28
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1 Kings 3:28
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28 When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom(A) from God to administer justice.
1 Kings 3:28
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1 Kings 3:28
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28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
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James 1:17
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James 1:17
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17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,(A) coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,(B) who does not change(C) like shifting shadows.
James 1:17
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James 1:17
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17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
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Habakkuk 1:9
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Habakkuk 1:9
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Habakkuk 1:9
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Habakkuk 1:9
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9 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
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Jeremiah 33:22
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Jeremiah 33:22
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22 I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless(A) as the stars in the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore.’”
Jeremiah 33:22
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Jeremiah 33:22
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22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
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Isaiah 60:5
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Isaiah 60:5
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Isaiah 60:5
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Isaiah 60:5
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5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
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Ecclesiastes 2:26
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Ecclesiastes 2:26
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26 To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom,(A) knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth(B) to hand it over to the one who pleases God.(C) This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:26
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Ecclesiastes 2:26
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26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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Proverbs 2:6
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Proverbs 2:6
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Proverbs 2:6
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Proverbs 2:6
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6 For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
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Psalm 119:34
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Psalm 119:34
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Psalm 119:34
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Psalm 119:34
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34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
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