2 Chronicles 1:11

Modern English Version

Then God responded to Solomon, “Because this was in your heart and you did not ask for possessions, wealth, and honor, or even the life of those who hate you, nor have you asked for many days of life, but you have asked Me for wisdom and knowledge that you might govern My people over whom I have made you king,

Cross References

1 Kings 10:24

All the earth came to Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

1 Kings 3:28

All Israel heard of the king’s judgment, and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to execute sound judgment.

1 Kings 8:18

The Lord said to my father David, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you had good intentions.

1 Chronicles 28:2

So King David rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, a footstool for the feet of our God, so I prepared to build it.

2 Chronicles 1:12

wisdom and knowledge are now given to you. Possessions, wealth, and honor I will also give to you; such has not been given to kings before you, nor those who will follow after you.”

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the prudent is to consider his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

Proverbs 23:7

for as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Proverbs 8:15

By me kings reign, and rulers decree justice;

Acts 5:4

While it remained unsold, was it not your own? And when it was sold, was it not under your authority? Why have you conceived this deed in your heart? You did not lie to men, but to God.”

Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is alive, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intents of the heart.

James 3:13

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show his works by his good life in the meekness of wisdom.

James 3:17

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

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him, for the Lord sees not as men see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”