1 Kings 3:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:17

Then your servant said, May the word of my lord the king give me peace! for my lord the king is as the angel of God in his hearing of good and bad: and may the Lord your God be with you!

1 Kings 10:24

And from all over the earth they came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

1 Kings 3:10

Now these words and Solomon's request were pleasing to the Lord.

1 Kings 3:28

And news of this decision which the king had made went through all Israel; and they had fear of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to give decisions.

1 Chronicles 22:12

Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

1 Chronicles 29:19

And give to Solomon my son a true heart, to keep your orders, your rules, and your laws, and to do all these things, and to put up this great house for which I have made ready.

2 Chronicles 1:10

Give me now wisdom and knowledge, so that I may go out and come in before this people: for who is able to be the judge of this great people of yours?

Psalm 119:144

The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.

Psalm 119:34

Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.

Psalm 119:73

JOD Your hands have made me, and given me form: give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your teaching.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

Proverbs 20:12

The hearing ear and the seeing eye are equally the Lord's work.

Ecclesiastes 7:11

Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.

Jeremiah 1:6

Then said I, O Lord God! see, I have no power of words, for I am a child.

Jeremiah 45:5

And as for you, are you looking for great things for yourself? Have no desire for them: for truly I will send evil on all flesh, says the Lord: but your life I will keep safe from attack wherever you go.

Daniel 2:21

By him times and years are changed: by him kings are taken away and kings are lifted up: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those whose minds are awake:

Matthew 3:11

Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

Matthew 3:14

But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?

John 5:30

If I gave witness about myself, my witness would not be true.

2 Corinthians 2:16

To the one it is a perfume of death to death; to the other a perfume of life to life. And who is enough for such things?

2 Corinthians 3:5

Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;

Ephesians 5:17

For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.

Philippians 1:10

So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ;

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for men of full growth, even for those whose senses are trained by use to see what is good and what is evil.

James 1:5

But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

James 3:17

But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.