Deuteronomy 4:6
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6 (A)Keep them and do them, for (B)that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
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Job 28:28
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28 And he said to man,
‘Behold, (A)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
and to (B)turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Psalm 111:10
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10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it have (B)a good understanding.
His (C)praise endures forever!
2 Timothy 3:15
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15 and how (A)from childhood you have been acquainted with (B)the sacred writings, (C)which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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1 Kings 4:34
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34 And people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from (A)all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
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Jeremiah 8:9
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9 (A)The wise men shall be put to shame;
they shall be dismayed (B)and taken;
behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord,
so what wisdom is in them?
Proverbs 1:7
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7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Psalm 19:7
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7 (A)The law of the Lord is perfect,[a]
(B)reviving the soul;
(C)the testimony of the Lord is (D)sure,
(E)making wise (F)the simple;
Footnotes
- Psalm 19:7 Or blameless
1 Kings 10:6-9
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6 And she said to the king, “The report was true that I heard in my own land of your words and of your wisdom, 7 but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report that I heard. 8 (A)Happy are your men! Happy are your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! 9 (B)Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! (C)Because the Lord loved Israel forever, he has made you king, (D)that you may execute justice and righteousness.”
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James 3:13
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Wisdom from Above
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? (A)By his good conduct let him show his works (B)in the meekness of wisdom.
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Psalm 119:98-100
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98 Your commandment makes me (A)wiser than my enemies,
for it is ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for (B)your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than (C)the aged,[a]
for I (D)keep your precepts.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:100 Or the elders
Deuteronomy 30:19-20
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19 I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, (A)blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, 20 loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice (B)and holding fast to him, for (C)he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in (D)the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
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Malachi 3:12
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12 Then (A)all nations will call you blessed, for you will be (B)a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.
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Zechariah 8:20-23
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20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities. 21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, (A)‘Let us go at once (B)to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.’ 22 (C)Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and (D)to entreat the favor of the Lord. 23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days (E)ten men (F)from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for (G)we have heard that God is with you.’”
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Daniel 5:11-16
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11 There is a man in your kingdom (A)in whom is the spirit of the holy gods.[a] In the days of your father, (B)light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him, and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king—(C)made him chief of the magicians, (D)enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers, 12 (E)because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and (F)understanding (G)to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and (H)solve problems were found in this Daniel, (I)whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.”
Daniel Interprets the Handwriting
13 Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king answered and said to Daniel, “You are that Daniel, one of (J)the exiles of Judah, whom the king my father brought from Judah. 14 I have heard of you that (K)the spirit of the gods[b] is in you, and that (L)light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you. 15 Now (M)the wise men, the (N)enchanters, have been brought in before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but (O)they could not show the interpretation of the matter. 16 (P)But I have heard that you can give interpretations and (Q)solve problems. (R)Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, (S)you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck and (T)shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
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- Daniel 5:11 Or Spirit of the holy God
- Daniel 5:14 Or Spirit of God
Daniel 1:20
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20 And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all (A)the magicians and (B)enchanters that were in all his kingdom.
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Proverbs 14:8
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8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
Daniel 4:9
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9 “O Belteshazzar, (A)chief of the magicians, because I know that (B)the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no (C)mystery is too difficult for you, tell me (D)the visions of my dream that I saw and their interpretation.
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