1 Kings 3:9

American King James Version (1999)

Give therefore your servant an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this your so great a people?

Cross References

James 1:5

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that gives to all men liberally, and upbraides not; and it shall be given him.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Hebrews 5:14

But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

John 5:30

I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father which has sent me.

2 Samuel 14:17

Then your handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD your God will be with you.

1 Chronicles 22:12

Only the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Ephesians 5:17

Why be you not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

Psalm 119:144

The righteousness of your testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding, and I shall keep your law; yes, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

2 Corinthians 3:5

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

Matthew 3:14

But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of you, and come you to me?

Ecclesiastes 7:11

Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

Proverbs 20:12

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them.

2 Chronicles 1:10

Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this your people, that is so great?

1 Chronicles 29:19

And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.

Philippians 1:10

That you may approve things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ.

2 Corinthians 2:16

To the one we are the smell of death to death; and to the other the smell of life to life. And who is sufficient for these things?

Matthew 3:11

I indeed baptize you with water to repentance. but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

Jeremiah 1:6

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

Psalm 119:73

Your hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.

1 Kings 3:28

And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

1 Kings 3:10

And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.

1 Kings 10:24

And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

Jeremiah 45:5

And seek you great things for yourself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh, said the LORD: but your life will I give to you for a prey in all places where you go.

Daniel 2:21

And he changes the times and the seasons: he removes kings, and sets up kings: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: