1 Kings 2:9

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⁹But now, do not consider him innocent. You are a man of wisdom;^(A) you will know what to do to him. Bring his gray head down to the grave in blood.”

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1 Kings 3:9

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⁹So 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?”

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1 Kings 7:14

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¹⁴whose mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and whose father was from Tyre and a skilled craftsman in bronze. Huram was filled with wisdom,^(A) with understanding and with knowledge to do all kinds of bronze work. He came to King Solomon and did all^(B) the work assigned to him.

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Proverbs 3:13-19

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¹³Blessed are those who find wisdom,
    those who gain understanding,
¹⁴for she is more profitable than silver
    and yields better returns than gold.^(A)
¹⁵She is more precious than rubies;^(B)
    nothing you desire can compare with her.^(C)
¹⁶Long life is in her right hand;^(D)
    in her left hand are riches and honor.^(E)
¹⁷Her ways are pleasant ways,
    and all her paths are peace.^(F)
¹⁸She is a tree of life^(G) to those who take hold of her;
    those who hold her fast will be blessed.^(H)

¹⁹By wisdom^(I) the Lord laid the earth’s foundations,^(J)
by understanding he set the heavens^(K) in place;

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Proverbs 3:13-20

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¹³Blessed are those who find wisdom,
    those who gain understanding,
¹⁴for she is more profitable than silver
    and yields better returns than gold.^(A)
¹⁵She is more precious than rubies;^(B)
    nothing you desire can compare with her.^(C)
¹⁶Long life is in her right hand;^(D)
    in her left hand are riches and honor.^(E)
¹⁷Her ways are pleasant ways,
    and all her paths are peace.^(F)
¹⁸She is a tree of life^(G) to those who take hold of her;
    those who hold her fast will be blessed.^(H)

¹⁹By wisdom^(I) the Lord laid the earth’s foundations,^(J)
by understanding he set the heavens^(K) in place;
²⁰by his knowledge the watery depths were divided,
and the clouds let drop the dew.