1 Kings 3:28
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28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had rendered; and they feared the king, for they saw that the (A)wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
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Colossians 2:3
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3 (A)in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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1 Kings 3:9-12
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9 (A)Therefore give to Your servant an [a]understanding heart (B)to judge Your people, that I may (C)discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”
10 The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. 11 Then God said to him: “Because you have asked this thing, and have (D)not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice, 12 (E)behold, I have done according to your words; (F)see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you.
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- 1 Kings 3:9 Lit. hearing
1 Corinthians 1:24
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24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ (A)the power of God and (B)the wisdom of God.
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Daniel 2:47
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47 The king answered Daniel, and said, “Truly (A)your God is the God of (B)gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret.”
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Daniel 2:21
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21 And He changes (A)the times and the seasons;
(B)He removes kings and raises up kings;
(C)He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding.
Ecclesiastes 7:19
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19 (A)Wisdom strengthens the wise
More than ten rulers of the city.
Proverbs 24:21
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21 My son, (A)fear the Lord and the king;
Do not associate with those given to change;
Ezra 7:25
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25 And you, Ezra, according to your God-given wisdom, (A)set magistrates and judges who may judge all the people who are in the region beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and (B)teach those who do not know them.
1 Corinthians 1:30
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30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and (A)righteousness and sanctification and redemption—
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Daniel 5:11
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11 (A)There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the Spirit of the Holy God. And in the days of your [a]father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and King Nebuchadnezzar your [b]father—your father the king—made him chief of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers.
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- Daniel 5:11 Or ancestor
- Daniel 5:11 Or ancestor
Psalm 72:2
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2 (A)He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.
1 Chronicles 29:24
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24 All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, (A)submitted[a] themselves to King Solomon.
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- 1 Chronicles 29:24 Lit. gave the hand
1 Samuel 12:18
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18 So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day; and (A)all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.
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Joshua 4:14
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14 On that day the Lord (A)exalted[a] Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life.
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- Joshua 4:14 made Joshua great
Exodus 14:31
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31 Thus Israel saw the great [a]work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so the people feared the Lord, and (A)believed the Lord and His servant Moses.
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- Exodus 14:31 Lit. hand with which the Lord worked
Psalm 72:4
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4 (A)He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will [a]break in pieces the oppressor.
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- Psalm 72:4 crush
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