1 Corinthians 12:8

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1 Corinthians 12:8

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

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For you were made rich in every way in him, in all your speech and in every kind of knowledge --

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.

And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

So Pharaoh asked his officials, "Can we find a man like Joseph, one in whom the Spirit of God is present?"

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God in skill, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

One night in Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said, "Tell me what I should give you."

You imparted your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths; you provided water for their thirst.

But it is a spirit in people, the breath of the Almighty, that makes them understand.

Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land.

For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

The Lord's spirit will rest on him -- a spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom, a spirit that provides the ability to execute plans, a spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the Lord.

The sovereign Lord has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, so that I know how to help the weary. He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do.

"As for me, this is my promise to them," says the Lord. "My spirit, who is upon you, and my words, which I have placed in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and descendants from this time forward," says the Lord.

He changes times and seasons, deposing some kings and establishing others. He gives wisdom to the wise; he imparts knowledge to those with understanding;

He replied, "You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.

But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.

But as you excel in everything -- in faith, in speech, in knowledge, and in all eagerness and in the love from us that is in you -- make sure that you excel in this act of kindness too.

I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,