1 Kings 3:9

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Summary

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

Give therefore

To judge

Who is able

General references

Bible References

Give therefore

Only LORD give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, so that thou may keep the law of LORD thy God.

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

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

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding,

Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding.

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

And if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God who gives to all generously and not reproaching, and it will be given to him.

But the wisdom from above is indeed first pure, then peaceful, meek, easily entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and non-hypocritical.

To judge

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 justice.

Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son.

The wisdom of a prudent man is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yea, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

Now there was found in it a poor wise man. And he by his wisdom delivered the city, yet no man remembered that same poor man.

I can from myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge. And my judgment is righteous because I seek not my will, but the will of the Father who sent me.

Who is able

And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the sons of Israel out of Egypt?

And Moses said to LORD, Oh, LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou have spoken to thy servant, for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

Then I said, Ah, lord LORD! Behold, I know not how to speak, for I am a child.

I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. He will immerse you in a Holy Spirit.

to the one an odor of death for death, and to the other an aroma of life for life. And who is adequate for these things?

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reckon anything as from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,

General references

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great, and be thou a blessing.

And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the sons of Israel out of Egypt?

How can I myself alone bear your encumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

to know wisdom and instruction, to discern the words of understanding,

The heart of a prudent man gets knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.