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 may the LORD give you discretion and understanding as he places you in charge over Israel, so you can keep the Law of the LORD your God.

granting to my son Solomon to keep with a devoted heart your commands, your decrees, and your statutes, carrying out all of them, and that he may build the Temple for which I have made the preparations.

Give me wisdom now, so I may go in and out among this people, because who can rule this great people that belongs to you?

Give me understanding and I will observe your instruction. I will keep it with all of my heart.

if, indeed, you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,

How joyful is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding,

How much better than gaining gold is the acquisition of wisdom, the attainment of wisdom better than silver!

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to everyone generously without a rebuke, and it will be given to him.

However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, and without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.

To judge

When this decision that the king had handed down was announced, everybody in Israel was amazed at the king, because they all saw that God's wisdom was in him, enabling him to administer justice.

God, endow the king with ability to render your justice, and the king's son to render your right decisions.

The wisdom of the prudent helps him know how to live, but a fool's stupidity deceives him.

Wise use of possessions is good; it brings benefit to the living.

Now there was found within it a poor, but wise man. He delivered the city by his wisdom, but not one person remembered that poor man.

I can do nothing on my own accord. I judge according to what I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the one who sent me."

Who is able

But Moses told God, "Who am I? How can I go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelis out of Egypt?"

Then Moses told the LORD, "Please, LORD, I'm not eloquent. I never was in the past nor am I now since you spoke to your servant. In fact, I talk too slowly and I have a speech impediment."

I replied, "Ah, LORD God! Look, I don't know how to speak, because I'm only a young man."

I am baptizing you with water as evidence of repentance, but the one who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not worthy to carry his sandals. It is he who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

To some people we are a deadly fragrance, while to others we are a living fragrance. Who is qualified for this?

By ourselves we are not qualified to claim that anything comes from us. Rather, our credentials come from God,

General references

I'll make a great nation of your descendants, I'll bless you, and I'll make your reputation great, so that you will be a blessing.

But Moses told God, "Who am I? How can I go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelis out of Egypt?"

How can I bear the burden of you and your bickering all by myself?

"Where can wisdom be found? Where is understanding's home?

These proverbs are for gaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight;

The mind of a discerning person gains knowledge, while the ears of wise people seek out knowledge.