Job 32:8
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8 But there is a spirit[a] within people,
the breath of the Almighty within them,
that makes them intelligent.
Job 38:36
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36 Who gives intuition to the heart
and instinct to the mind?
2 Timothy 3:16
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16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.
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1 Corinthians 2:10-12
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10 But[a] it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. 11 No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit. 12 And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.
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- 2:10 Some manuscripts read For.
Proverbs 2:6
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6 For the Lord grants wisdom!
From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Job 33:4
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4 For the Spirit of God has made me,
and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
James 1:5
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5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
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Ecclesiastes 2:26
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26 God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.
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1 Kings 3:12
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12 I will give you what you asked for! I will give you a wise and understanding heart such as no one else has had or ever will have!
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1 Corinthians 12:8
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8 To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice[a]; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.[b]
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Daniel 2:21
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21 He controls the course of world events;
he removes kings and sets up other kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to the scholars.
Job 35:11
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11 Where is the one who makes us smarter than the animals
and wiser than the birds of the sky?’
1 Kings 3:28
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28 When all Israel heard the king’s decision, the people were in awe of the king, for they saw the wisdom God had given him for rendering justice.
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Daniel 1:17
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17 God gave these four young men an unusual aptitude for understanding every aspect of literature and wisdom. And God gave Daniel the special ability to interpret the meanings of visions and dreams.
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Job 33:16
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16 He whispers in their ears
and terrifies them with warnings.
Job 4:12-21
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12 “This truth was given to me in secret,
as though whispered in my ear.
13 It came to me in a disturbing vision at night,
when people are in a deep sleep.
14 Fear gripped me,
and my bones trembled.
15 A spirit[a] swept past my face,
and my hair stood on end.[b]
16 The spirit stopped, but I couldn’t see its shape.
There was a form before my eyes.
In the silence I heard a voice say,
17 ‘Can a mortal be innocent before God?
Can anyone be pure before the Creator?’
18 “If God does not trust his own angels
and has charged his messengers with foolishness,
19 how much less will he trust people made of clay!
They are made of dust, crushed as easily as a moth.
20 They are alive in the morning but dead by evening,
gone forever without a trace.
21 Their tent-cords are pulled and the tent collapses,
and they die in ignorance.
1 Kings 4:29
New Living Translation
29 God gave Solomon very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of the seashore.
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Genesis 41:39
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39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has revealed the meaning of the dreams to you, clearly no one else is as intelligent or wise as you are.
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