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

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Bible References

Give therefore

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

and give unto 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 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 that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

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

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.

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 unto the king's son.

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that 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 of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

Who is able

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

And Moses said unto Jehovah, Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.

I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance, but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

to the one a savor from death unto death; to the other a savor from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

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

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and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make they name great; and be thou a blessing;

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

How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, 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 the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.