Proverbs 2:6
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Ephesians 1:17-18
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17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,(A) may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom(B) and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened(C) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called(D) you, the riches(E) of his glorious inheritance(F) in his holy people,(G)
Footnotes
- Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit
James 1:5
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5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,(A) who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.(B)
Psalm 119:98
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98 Your commands are always with me
and make me wiser(A) than my enemies.
Job 32:8
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Luke 21:15
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15 For I will give you(A) words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
Isaiah 54:13
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John 6:45
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45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’[a](A) Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me.
Footnotes
- John 6:45 Isaiah 54:13
1 Kings 3:12
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12 I will do what you have asked.(A) I will give you a wise(B) and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.
James 1:17
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17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,(A) coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,(B) who does not change(C) like shifting shadows.
Psalm 119:104
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Daniel 2:23
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Daniel 1:17
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17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding(A) of all kinds of literature and learning.(B) And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.(C)
Isaiah 8:20
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20 Consult God’s instruction(A) and the testimony of warning.(B) If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light(C) of dawn.
1 Kings 4:29
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Solomon’s Wisdom
29 God gave Solomon wisdom(A) and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand(B) on the seashore.
Daniel 2:21
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Proverbs 8:5-9
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5 You who are simple,(A) gain prudence;(B)
you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.[a]
6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
7 My mouth speaks what is true,(C)
for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
9 To the discerning all of them are right;
they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:5 Septuagint; Hebrew foolish, instruct your minds
Proverbs 6:23
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Psalm 19:7
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1 Kings 3:9
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9 So give your servant a discerning(A) heart to govern your people and to distinguish(B) between right and wrong. For who is able(C) to govern this great people of yours?”