1 Kings 3:9

Solomon Requests Wisdom From God

⁸ And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou have chosen, a great people that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. ⁹ Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to judge this thy great people? ¹⁰ And the speech pleased LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.

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James 1:5

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.

2 Samuel 14:17

Then thy handmaid said, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be gracious, for as an agent of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad. And LORD thy God be with thee.

Psalm 72:1-2

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

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for mature men, those having their sensibilities trained through practice for the discernment of both good and evil.

Proverbs 2:3-9

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

1 Chronicles 22:12

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

2 Chronicles 1:10

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?

Psalm 119:34

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

Psalm 119:144

Thy testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, and I shall live.

Proverbs 16:16

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

Isaiah 11:2-4

And the Spirit of LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of LORD.

Exodus 3:11-12

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?

Exodus 4:10-13

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.

1 Kings 3:28

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.

1 Chronicles 29:19

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.

Psalm 119:73

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me. Give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments.

Proverbs 3:13-18

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

Proverbs 14:8

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

Proverbs 20:12

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, LORD has made even both of them.

Ecclesiastes 7:11

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

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.

Ecclesiastes 9:15-18

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.

Jeremiah 1:6

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

Matthew 3:11

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.

Matthew 3:14

But John was preventing him, saying, I have need to be immersed by thee, and thou come to me?

John 5:30

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.

1 Corinthians 2:14-15

Now the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is unable to understand because they are evaluated spiritually.

2 Corinthians 2:16

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?

2 Corinthians 3:5

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

Ephesians 5:17

Because of this do not become foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord.

Philippians 1:10

for you to examine the things that are significant. So that ye may be tested by sunlight and not stumbling toward the day of Christ,

James 3:17

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