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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 lacks wisdom, you should ask God,(A) who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.(B)
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 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,(A) who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.(B)
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.’”
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.
1 Chronicles 22:12
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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 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.(A)
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)
2 Corinthians 3:5
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2 Corinthians 3:5
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5 Not that we are competent in ourselves(A) to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.(B)
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)
Psalm 119:34
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Psalm 119:34
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Psalm 72:1-2
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Psalm 72:1-2
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Psalm 72
Of Solomon.
2 Chronicles 1:10
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2 Chronicles 1:10
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10 Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead(A) this people, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?”
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 statutes are always righteous;
give me understanding(A) that I may live.
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)
Jeremiah 1:6
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Jeremiah 1:6
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Ecclesiastes 7:11
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Ecclesiastes 7:11
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Proverbs 20:12
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Proverbs 20:12
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12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—
the Lord has made them both.(A)
Proverbs 14:8
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Proverbs 14:8
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Psalm 119:73
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Psalm 119:73
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י Yodh
73 Your hands made me(A) and formed me;
give me understanding to learn your commands.
1 Chronicles 29:19
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1 Chronicles 29:19
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19 And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion(A) to keep your commands, statutes and decrees(B) and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.”(C)
Exodus 4:10-13
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Exodus 4:10-13
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10 Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”(A)
11 The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute?(B) Who gives them sight or makes them blind?(C) Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go;(D) I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”(E)
13 But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”(F)
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