Daniel 1:17
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17 As for these four young men, (A)God gave them (B)knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had (C)understanding in all visions and dreams.
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Job 32:8
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8 But there is a spirit in man,
And (A)the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.
1 Kings 3:12
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12 (A)behold, I have done according to your words; (B)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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James 1:5
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5 (A)If any of you lacks wisdom, (B)let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and (C)it will be given to him.
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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.
Daniel 2:23
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23 “I thank You and praise You,
O God of my fathers;
You have given me wisdom and might,
And have now made known to me what we (A)asked of You,
For You have made known to us the king’s [a]demand.”
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- Daniel 2:23 Lit. word
Colossians 1:9
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Preeminence of Christ
9 (A)For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask (B)that you may be filled with (C)the knowledge of His will (D)in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
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Proverbs 2:6
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6 (A)For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
Psalm 119:98-100
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98 You, through Your commandments, make me (A)wiser than my enemies;
For they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
(B)For Your testimonies are my meditation.
100 (C)I understand more than the [a]ancients,
Because I keep Your precepts.
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- Psalm 119:100 aged
James 1:17
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17 (A)Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, (B)with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
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Daniel 10:1
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Vision of the Glorious Man
10 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, whose (A)name was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, [a]but the appointed time was long; and he understood the message, and had understanding of the vision.
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- Daniel 10:1 Or and of great conflict;
Numbers 12:6
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6 Then He said,
“Hear now My words:
If there is a prophet among you,
I, the Lord, make Myself known to him (A)in a vision;
I speak to him (B)in a dream.
Acts 7:22
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22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was (A)mighty in words and deeds.
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Acts 7:10
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10 and delivered him out of all his troubles, (A)and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
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Daniel 4:9-10
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9 “Belteshazzar, (A)chief of the magicians, because I know that the Spirit of the Holy God is in you, and no secret troubles you, explain to me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.
10 “These were the visions of my head while on my bed:
I was looking, and behold,
(B)A tree in the midst of the earth,
And its height was great.
2 Chronicles 26:5
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5 (A)He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who (B)had understanding in the [a]visions of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him (C)prosper.
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- 2 Chronicles 26:5 Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Tg., Arab. fear
Acts 6:10
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10 And (A)they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
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Luke 21:15
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15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom (A)which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or [a]resist.
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- Luke 21:15 withstand
Ezekiel 28:3
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3 (Behold, (A)you are wiser than Daniel!
There is no secret that can be hidden from you!
Isaiah 28:26
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26 For He instructs him in right judgment,
His God teaches him.
Ecclesiastes 2:26
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26 For God gives (A)wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that (B)he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
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2 Chronicles 1:10
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10 (A)Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may (B)go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of Yours?”
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1 Kings 4:29-31
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29 And (A)God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore. 30 Thus Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men (B)of the East and all (C)the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was (D)wiser than all men—(E)than Ethan the Ezrahite, (F)and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the surrounding nations.
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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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1 Corinthians 12:7-11
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7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given (A)the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another (B)the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 (C)to another faith by the same Spirit, to another (D)gifts of healings by [a]the same Spirit, 10 (E)to another the working of miracles, to another (F)prophecy, to another (G)discerning of spirits, to another (H)different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, (I)distributing to each one individually (J)as He wills.
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- 1 Corinthians 12:9 NU one
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