Daniel 2:21
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21 He changes times and seasons,
deposes kings and sets up kings;
he gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to those who have understanding.(A)
Psalm 75:5-7
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5 do not lift up your horn on high
or speak with insolent neck.”(A)
6 For not from the east or from the west
and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,(B)
7 but it is God who executes judgment,
putting down one and lifting up another.(C)
Psalm 31:14-15
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14 But I trust in you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”(A)
15 My times are in your hand;
deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.(B)
Psalm 113:7-8
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7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 to make them sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
Daniel 4:17
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17 The sentence is rendered by decree of the watchers,
the decision is given by order of the holy ones,
in order that all who live may know
that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdom of mortals;
he gives it to whom he will
and sets over it the lowliest of human beings.’(A)
Daniel 7:25
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25 He shall speak words against the Most High,
shall wear out the holy ones of the Most High,
and shall attempt to change the ritual calendar and the law,
and they shall be given into his power
for a time, two times,[a] and half a time.(A)
Footnotes
- 7.25 Aram a time, times
Daniel 4:32
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32 You shall be driven away from human society, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like oxen, and seven times shall pass over you, until you have learned that the Most High has sovereignty over the kingdom of mortals and gives it to whom he will.”
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Proverbs 8:15-16
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15 By me kings reign,
and rulers decree what is just;(A)
16 by me rulers rule,
and nobles, all who govern rightly.
James 3:15-17
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15 This is not wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish.(A) 16 For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind.(B) 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.(C)
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Acts 13:21-22
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21 Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.(A) 22 When he had removed him, he made David their king. In his testimony about him he said, ‘I have found David, son of Jesse, to be a man after my heart, who will carry out all my wishes.’(B)
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Job 34:24-29
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24 He shatters the mighty without investigation
and sets others in their place.(A)
25 Thus, knowing their works,
he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed.(B)
26 He strikes them for their wickedness
while others look on,(C)
27 because they turned aside from following him
and had no regard for any of his ways,(D)
28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him,
and he heard the cry of the afflicted—(E)
29 When he is quiet, who can condemn?
When he hides his face, who can behold him?
Whether nation or person, it is the same—(F)
2 Chronicles 1:10-12
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10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can rule this great people of yours?”(A) 11 God answered Solomon, “Because this was in your heart and you have not asked for possessions, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you and have not even asked for long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may rule my people over whom I have made you king,(B) 12 wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. I will also give you riches, possessions, and honor, such as none of the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the like.”(C)
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James 1:5
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5 If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.(A)
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