Job 32:8
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8 But truly it is the spirit in a mortal,
the breath of the Almighty[a] that makes for understanding.(A)
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- 32.8 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Proverbs 2:6
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6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;(A)
Job 33:4
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- 33.4 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
1 Corinthians 2:10-12
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10 God has revealed to us through the Spirit, for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.(A) 11 For what human knows what is truly human except the human spirit that is within? So also no one comprehends what is truly God’s except the Spirit of God.(B) 12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God.
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Job 38:36
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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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2 Timothy 3:16
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16 All scripture is inspired by God and is[a] useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,(A)
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- 3.16 Or Every scripture inspired by God is also
1 Corinthians 12:8
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8 To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,(A)
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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)
Ecclesiastes 2:26
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26 For to the one who pleases him God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.(A)
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1 Kings 3:12
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12 I now do according to your word. Indeed, I give you a wise and discerning mind; no one like you has been before you, and no one like you shall arise after you.(A)
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Daniel 1:17
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17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and skill in every aspect of literature and wisdom; Daniel also had insight into all visions and dreams.(A)
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Job 35:11
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11 who teaches us more than the animals of the earth
and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’(A)
1 Kings 4:29
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Fame of Solomon’s Wisdom
29 God gave Solomon very great wisdom, discernment, and breadth of understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore,(A)
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1 Kings 3:28
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28 All Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to execute justice.(A)
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Job 33:16
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16 then he opens their ears
and terrifies them with warnings,(A)
Job 4:12-21
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12 “Now a word came stealing to me;
my ear received the whisper of it.(A)
13 Amid thoughts from visions of the night,
when deep sleep falls on mortals,
14 dread came upon me and trembling,
which made all my bones shake.(B)
15 A spirit glided past my face;
the hair of my flesh bristled.
16 It stood still,
but I could not discern its appearance.
A form was before my eyes;
there was silence; then I heard a voice:
17 ‘Can mortals be righteous before[a] God?
Can humans be pure before[b] their Maker?(C)
18 Even in his servants he puts no trust,
and his angels he charges with error;(D)
19 how much more those who live in houses of clay,
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like a moth.(E)
20 Between morning and evening they are destroyed;
they perish forever without any regarding it.(F)
21 Their tent cord is plucked up within them,
and they die devoid of wisdom.’(G)
Genesis 41:39
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39 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is no one so discerning and wise as you.
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