Psalm 119:73
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73 Your hands have made and fashioned me;
give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.(A)
Psalm 139:14-16
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14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
that I know very well.(A)
15 My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.(B)
16 Your eyes beheld my unformed substance.
In your book were written
all the days that were formed for me,
when none of them as yet existed.[a]
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- 139.16 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 138:8
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8 The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me;
your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.
Do not forsake the work of your hands.(A)
Job 31:15
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15 Did not he who made me in the womb make them?
And did not one fashion us in the womb?(A)
Psalm 111:10
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10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it[a] have a good understanding.
His praise endures forever.(A)
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- 111.10 Gk Syr: Heb them
1 John 5:20
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20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true;[a] and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(A)
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- 5.20 Other ancient authorities read know the true God
Psalm 119:169
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169 Let my cry come before you, O Lord;
give me understanding according to your word.(A)
Psalm 119:144
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144 Your decrees are righteous forever;
give me understanding that I may live.(A)
Psalm 119:125
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125 I am your servant; give me understanding,
so that I may know your decrees.(A)
Psalm 100:3
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3 Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;[a]
we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.(A)
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- 100.3 Or and not we ourselves
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
James 3:18
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18 And the fruit of righteousness[a] is sown in peace by those who make peace.(A)
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- 3.18 Or justice
2 Timothy 2:7
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7 Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in all things.
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Psalm 119:34
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34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
and observe it with my whole heart.(A)
Job 10:8-11
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8 Your hands fashioned and made me,
and now you turn and destroy me.[a](A)
9 Remember that you fashioned me like clay,
and will you turn me to dust again?(B)
10 Did you not pour me out like milk
and curdle me like cheese?(C)
11 You clothed me with skin and flesh
and knit me together with bones and sinews.
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- 10.8 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb made me together all around, and you destroy me
2 Chronicles 2:12
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12 Huram also said, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son endowed with discretion and understanding who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.(A)
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1 Chronicles 22:12
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12 Only, may the Lord grant you discretion and understanding, so that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the Lord your God.(A)
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