11 Bible Verses about Human Intellect
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And Jehovah seeth that abundant is the wickedness of man in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the day;
And the king saith unto Shimei, 'Thou hast known all the evil that thy heart hath known, which thou didst to David my father, and Jehovah hath turned back thine evil on thy head,
and Thou hast given to Thy servant an understanding heart, to judge Thy people, to discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?' And the thing is good in the eyes of the Lord, that Solomon hath asked this thing, and God saith unto him, 'Because that thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thee many days, nor asked for thee riches, nor asked the life of thine enemies, and hast asked for thee discernment to understand judgment,read more.
lo, I have done according to thy words; lo, I have given to thee a heart, wise and understanding, that like thee there hath not been before thee, and after thee there doth not arise like thee;
and all the earth is seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom that God hath put into his heart,
Receive, I pray thee, from His mouth a law, And set His sayings in thy heart.
A healed heart is life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones is envy. An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy. In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death is the righteous.read more.
In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.
Of man are arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits. Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,read more.
All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked worketh for a day of evil. An abomination to Jehovah is every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted. In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil. When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him. Better is a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice. The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.
Many are the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.
Counsel in the heart of a man is deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.
For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.