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 Jehovah give you wisdom and understanding, and direct you concerning Israel, so that you may keep the Law of Jehovah your God.

And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the magnificent house for which I have made ready.

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

Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your Law; yea, I shall observe it with all my heart.

yea, if you cry after knowledge and lift up your voice for understanding;

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

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

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and with no reproach, and it shall be given to him.

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

A Psalm of Solomon. Give the King Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the King's son.

The wisdom of the wise is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

Wisdom is good with an inheritance; but it is gain to those who see the sun.

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

I can do nothing of My own self. As I hear, I judge, and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of the Father who has 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 Jehovah, O my Lord, I am not a man of words now, nor since You have spoken to Your servant, but I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue.

Then I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, I do not know to speak; for I am a boy.

I indeed baptize you with water to repentance. But He who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

to the one we are the savor of death to death, and to the other we are the savor of life to life. And who is sufficient for these things?

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

General references

And I will make you a great nation. And I will bless you and make your name great. And you shall be 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 by myself bear your pressure 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 recognize the words of understanding;

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