The whole world wanted an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
Proverbs 2:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the LORD giveth wisdom: Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the Lord gives skillful and godly Wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. American Standard Version (1901) For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding: Common English Bible The LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Catholic Public Domain Version For the Lord bestows wisdom, and out of his mouth, prudence and knowledge. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because the Lord giveth wisdom: and out of his mouth cometh prudence and knowledge. |
The whole world wanted an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
I will therefore do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again.
So give your servant a receptive heart to judge your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of yours? ’
God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore.
Above all, may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he puts you in charge of Israel so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
And you, Ezra, according to God’s wisdom that you possess, appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people in the region west of the Euphrates who know the laws of your God and to teach anyone who does not know them.
Then my God put it into my mind to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who came back first, and I found the following written in it:
Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are his.
True wisdom and power belong to him. The deceived and the deceiver are his.
Receive instruction from his mouth, and place his sayings in your heart.
But it is the spirit in a person – the breath from the Almighty – that gives anyone understanding.
I have filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every craft
For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective discipline is the way to life.
For to the person who is pleasing in his sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and accumulating in order to give to the one who is pleasing in God’s sight. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Then all your children will be taught by the Lord, their prosperity will be great,
Go to God’s instruction and testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.
God gave these four young men knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. Daniel also understood visions and dreams of every kind.
He changes the times and seasons; he removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
I offer thanks and praise to you, God of my ancestors, because you have given me wisdom and power. And now you have let me know what we asked of you, for you have let us know the king’s mystery.
for I will give you such words and a wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
It is written in the Prophets: And they will all be taught by God. , Everyone who has listened to and learned from the Father comes to me #– #
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God #– #who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly #– #and it will be given to him.