Thematic Bible: General references to intellectual


Thematic Bible



young men without any physical defect, good-looking, suitable for instruction in all wisdom, knowledgeable, perceptive, and capable of serving in the king’s palace—and to teach them the Chaldean language and literature.


for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced,
knowledge and discretion to a young man—

A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.

The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge,
but not so the heart of fools.



did this because Daniel, the one the king named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and perception, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems. Therefore, summon Daniel, and he will give the interpretation.”


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