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Verse 20

And in every matter{H1697} of wisdom{H2451} and understanding,{H998} concerning which the king{H4428} inquired{H1245} of them, he found{H4672} them ten times{H6235} better{H3027} than all the magicians{H2748} and enchanters{H825} that were in all his realm.{H4438}

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1 Kgs 4:29-34 : 29 And God{H430} gave{H5414} Solomon{H8010} wisdom{H2451} and understanding{H8394} exceeding{H3966} much,{H7235} and largeness{H7341} of heart,{H3820} even as the sand{H2344} that is on the {H3220} sea-shore.{H8193} 30 And Solomon's{H8010} wisdom{H2451} excelled{H7235} the wisdom{H2451} of all the children{H1121} of the east,{H6924} and all the wisdom{H2451} of Egypt.{H4714} 31 For he was wiser{H2449} than all men;{H120} than Ethan{H387} the Ezrahite,{H250} and Heman,{H1968} and Calcol,{H3633} and Darda,{H1862} the sons{H1121} of Mahol:{H4235} and his fame{H8034} was in all the nations{H1471} round about.{H5439} 32 And he spake{H1696} three{H7969} thousand{H505} proverbs;{H4912} and his songs{H7892} were a thousand{H505} and five.{H2568} 33 And he spake{H1696} of trees,{H6086} from the cedar{H730} that is in Lebanon{H3844} even unto the hyssop{H231} that springeth out{H3318} of the wall;{H7023} he spake{H1696} also of beasts,{H929} and of birds,{H5775} and of creeping things,{H7431} and of fishes.{H1709} 34 And there came{H935} of all peoples{H5971} to hear{H8085} the wisdom{H2451} of Solomon,{H8010} from all kings{H4428} of the earth,{H776} who had heard{H8085} of his wisdom.{H2451}
Gen 31:7 : 7 And your father{H1} hath deceived{H2048} me, and changed{H2498} my wages{H4909} ten{H6235} times;{H4489} but God{H430} suffered him{H5414} not to hurt{H7489} me.{H5978}
Gen 41:8 : 8 And it came to pass in the morning{H1242} that his spirit{H7307} was troubled;{H6470} and he sent{H7971} and called{H7121} for all the magicians{H2748} of Egypt,{H4714} and all the wise men{H2450} thereof: and Pharaoh{H6547} told{H5608} them his dream;{H2472} but there was none that could interpret{H6622} them unto Pharaoh.{H6547}
Exod 7:22 : 22 And the magicians{H2748} of Egypt{H4714} did{H6213} in like manner with their enchantments:{H3909} and Pharaoh's{H6547} heart{H3820} was hardened,{H2388} and he hearkened{H8085} not unto them; as Jehovah{H3068} had spoken.{H1696}
Exod 8:7 : 7 And the magicians{H2748} did{H6213} in like manner with their enchantments,{H3909} and brought up{H5927} frogs{H6854} upon the land{H776} of Egypt.{H4714}
Exod 8:19 : 19 Then the magicians{H2748} said{H559} unto Pharaoh,{H6547} This is the finger{H676} of God:{H430} and Pharaoh's{H6547} heart{H3820} was hardened,{H2388} and he hearkened{H8085} not unto them; as Jehovah{H3068} had spoken.{H1696}
Num 14:22 : 22 because all those men{H582} that have seen{H7200} my glory,{H3519} and my signs,{H226} which I wrought{H6213} in Egypt{H4714} and in the wilderness,{H4057} yet have tempted{H5254} me these ten{H6235} times,{H6471} and have not hearkened{H8085} to my voice;{H6963}
1 Kgs 10:23-24 : 23 So king{H4428} Solomon{H8010} exceeded{H1431} all the kings{H4428} of the earth{H776} in riches{H6239} and in wisdom.{H2451} 24 And all the earth{H776} sought{H1245} the presence of Solomon,{H8010} to{H6440} hear{H8085} his wisdom,{H2451} which God{H430} had put{H5414} in his heart.{H3820}
Neh 4:12 : 12 And it came to pass that, when the Jews{H3064} that dwelt{H3427} by them{H681} came,{H935} they said{H559} unto us ten{H6235} times{H6471} from all places,{H4725} Ye must return{H7725} unto us.
Job 19:3 : 3 These ten{H6235} times{H6471} have ye reproached{H3637} me: Ye are not ashamed{H954} that ye deal hardly{H1970} with me.
Dan 2:13 : 13 So the decree{H1882} went forth,{H5312} and the wise{H2445} men were to be slain;{H6992} and they sought{H1156} Daniel{H1841} and his companions{H2269} to be slain.{H6992}
Isa 19:3 : 3 And the spirit{H7307} of Egypt{H4714} shall fail{H1238} in the midst{H7130} of it; and I will destroy{H1104} the counsel{H6098} thereof: and they shall seek{H1875} unto the idols,{H457} and to the charmers,{H328} and to them that have familiar spirits,{H178} and to the wizards.{H3049}
Isa 47:12-14 : 12 Stand{H5975} now with thine enchantments,{H2267} and with the multitude{H7230} of thy sorceries,{H3785} wherein{H834} thou hast labored{H3021} from thy youth;{H5271} if so be thou shalt be able{H3201} to profit,{H3276} if so be thou mayest prevail.{H6206} 13 Thou art wearied{H3811} in the multitude{H7230} of thy counsels:{H6098} let now the astrologers,{H1895} the star-gazers,{H2374} the monthly{H2320} prognosticators,{H3045} stand up,{H5975} and save{H3467} thee from the things that shall come{H935} upon thee. 14 Behold, they shall be as stubble;{H7179} the fire{H784} shall burn{H8313} them; they shall not deliver{H5337} themselves{H5315} from the power{H3027} of the flame:{H3852} it shall not be a coal{H1513} to warm{H2552} at, nor a fire{H217} to sit{H3427} before.
Dan 2:2-9 : 2 Then the king{H4428} commanded{H559} to call{H7121} the magicians,{H2748} and the enchanters,{H825} and the sorcerers,{H3784} and the Chaldeans,{H3778} to tell{H5046} the king{H4428} his dreams.{H2472} So they came{H935} in and stood{H5975} before{H6440} the king.{H4428} 3 And the king{H4428} said{H559} unto them, I have dreamed{H2492} a dream,{H2472} and my spirit{H7307} is troubled{H6470} to know{H3045} the dream.{H2472} 4 Then spake{H1696} the Chaldeans{H3778} to the king{H4428} in the Syrian language,{H762} O king,{H4430} live{H2418} for ever:{H5957} tell{H560} thy servants{H5649} the dream,{H2493} and we will show{H2324} the interpretation.{H6591} 5 The king{H4430} answered{H6032} and said{H560} to the Chaldeans,{H3779} The thing{H4406} is gone{H230} from me:{H4481} if{H2006} ye make not{H3809} known{H3046} unto me the dream{H2493} and the interpretation{H6591} thereof, ye shall be cut{H5648} in pieces,{H1917} and your houses{H1005} shall be made{H7761} a dunghill.{H5122} 6 But if{H2006} ye show{H2324} the dream{H2493} and the interpretation{H6591} thereof, ye shall receive{H6902} of{H4481} me{H6925} gifts{H4978} and rewards{H5023} and great{H7690} honor:{H3367} therefore{H3861} show{H2324} me the dream{H2493} and the interpretation{H6591} thereof. 7 They answered{H6032} the second{H8579} time and said,{H560} Let the king{H4430} tell{H560} his servants{H5649} the dream,{H2493} and we will show{H2324} the interpretation.{H6591} 8 The king{H4430} answered{H6032} and said,{H560} I{H576} know{H3046} of{H4481} a certainty{H3330} that ye{H608} would gain{H2084} time,{H5732} because{H6903} ye see{H2370} the thing{H4406} is gone{H230} from{H4481} me. 9 But if{H2006} ye make not{H3809} known{H3046} unto me the dream,{H2493} there is but one{H1932} law{H1882} for you; for ye have prepared{H2164} lying{H3538} and corrupt{H7844} words{H4406} to speak{H560} before{H6925} me, till{H5705} the time{H5732} be changed:{H8133} therefore{H3861} tell{H560} me the dream,{H2493} and I shall know{H3046} that{H1768} ye can show{H2324} me the interpretation{H6591} thereof. 10 The Chaldeans{H3779} answered{H6032} before{H6925} the king,{H4430} and said,{H560} There is{H383} not{H3809} a man{H606} upon{H5922} the earth{H3007} that can{H3202} show{H2324} the king's{H4430} matter,{H4406} forasmuch{H6903} as no{H3809} king,{H4430} lord,{H7229} or ruler,{H7990} hath asked{H7593} such{H1836} a thing{H4406} of any{H3606} magician,{H2749} or enchanter,{H826} or Chaldean.{H3779} 11 And it is a rare{H3358} thing{H4406} that the king{H4430} requireth,{H7593} and there is{H383} no{H3809} other{H321} that can show{H2324} it before{H6925} the king,{H4430} except{H3861} the gods,{H426} whose dwelling{H4070} is{H383} not{H3809} with{H5974} flesh.{H1321}
Dan 2:21 : 21 And he changeth{H8133} the times{H5732} and the seasons;{H2166} he removeth{H5709} kings,{H4430} and setteth up{H6966} kings;{H4430} he giveth{H3052} wisdom{H2452} unto the wise,{H2445} and knowledge{H4486} to them that have{H3046} understanding;{H999}
Dan 2:27-28 : 27 Daniel{H1841} answered{H6032} before{H6925} the king,{H4430} and said,{H560} The secret{H7328} which the king{H4430} hath demanded{H7593} can neither{H3202} wise{H2445} men, enchanters,{H826} magicians,{H2749} nor soothsayers,{H1505} show{H2324} unto the king;{H4430} 28 but{H1297} there is{H383} a God{H426} in heaven{H8065} that revealeth{H1541} secrets,{H7328} and he hath made known{H3046} to the king{H4430} Nebuchadnezzar{H5020} what{H4101} shall be{H1934} in the latter{H320} days.{H3118} Thy dream,{H2493} and the visions{H2376} of thy head{H7217} upon{H5922} thy bed,{H4903} are these:{H1836}
Dan 4:7-9 : 7 Then{H116} came{H5954} in the magicians,{H2749} the enchanters,{H826} the Chaldeans,{H3779} and the soothsayers;{H1505} and I{H576} told{H560} the dream{H2493} before{H6925} them; but they did not{H3809} make known{H3046} unto me the interpretation{H6591} thereof. 8 But at{H5705} the last{H318} Daniel{H1841} came in{H5922} before me,{H6925} whose name{H8036} was Belteshazzar,{H1096} according to the name{H8036} of my god,{H426} and in whom is the spirit{H7308} of the holy{H6922} gods:{H426} and I told{H560} the dream{H2493} before{H6925} him, [saying], 9 O Belteshazzar,{H1096} master{H7229} of the magicians,{H2749} because I{H576} know{H3046} that the spirit{H7308} of the holy{H6922} gods{H426} is in thee, and no{H3606} secret{H7328} troubleth{H598} thee, tell{H560} me the visions{H2376} of my dream{H2493} that I have seen,{H2370} and the interpretation{H6591} thereof. 10 Thus were the visions{H2376} of my head{H7217} upon{H5922} my bed:{H4903} I saw,{H1934} and, behold,{H431} a tree{H363} in the midst{H1459} of the earth;{H772} and the height{H7314} thereof was great.{H7690} 11 The tree{H363} grew,{H7236} and was strong,{H8631} and the height{H7314} thereof reached{H4291} unto heaven,{H8065} and the sight{H2379} thereof to the end{H5491} of all{H3606} the earth.{H772} 12 The leaves{H6074} thereof were fair,{H8209} and the fruit{H4} thereof much,{H7690} and in it was food{H4203} for all:{H3606} the beasts{H2423} of the field{H1251} had shadow{H2927} under{H8460} it, and the birds{H6853} of the heavens{H8065} dwelt{H1753} in the branches{H6056} thereof, and all{H3606} flesh{H1321} was fed{H2110} from it.{H4481} 13 I saw{H1934} in the visions{H2376} of my head{H7217} upon{H5922} my bed,{H4903} and, behold,{H431} a watcher{H5894} and a holy one{H6922} came down{H5182} from{H4481} heaven.{H8065} 14 He cried{H7123} aloud,{H2429} and said{H560} thus,{H3652} Hew down{H1414} the tree,{H363} and cut off{H7113} its branches,{H6056} shake off{H5426} its leaves,{H6074} and scatter{H921} its fruit:{H4} let the beasts{H2423} get away{H5111} from{H4481} under it,{H8479} and the fowls{H6853} from{H4481} its branches.{H6056} 15 Nevertheless{H1297} leave{H7662} the stump{H6136} of its roots{H8330} in the earth,{H772} even with a band{H613} of iron{H6523} and brass,{H5174} in the tender grass{H1883} of the field;{H1251} and let it be wet{H6647} with the dew{H2920} of heaven:{H8065} and let his portion{H2508} be with{H5974} the beasts{H2423} in the grass{H6211} of the earth:{H772} 16 let his heart{H3825} be changed{H8133} from{H4481} man's,{H606} and let a beast's{H2423} heart{H3825} be given{H3052} unto him; and let seven{H7655} times{H5732} pass{H2499} over{H5922} him. 17 The sentence{H6600} is by the decree{H1510} of the watchers,{H5894} and the demand{H7595} by the word{H3983} of the holy ones;{H6922} to{H5705} the intent{H1701} that the living{H2417} may know{H3046} that the Most High{H5943} ruleth{H7990} in the kingdom{H4437} of men,{H606} and giveth{H5415} it to whomsoever{H4479} he will,{H6634} and setteth up{H6966} over{H5922} it the lowest{H8215} of men.{H606} 18 This{H1836} dream{H2493} I,{H576} king{H4430} Nebuchadnezzar,{H5020} have seen;{H2370} and thou,{H607} O Belteshazzar,{H1096} declare{H560} the interpretation,{H6591} forasmuch as{H6903} all{H3606} the wise{H2445} men of my kingdom{H4437} are not{H3809} able{H3202} to make known{H3046} unto me the interpretation;{H6591} but thou{H607} art able;{H3546} for the spirit{H7308} of the holy{H6922} gods{H426} is in thee.
Dan 5:7-8 : 7 The king{H4430} cried{H7123} aloud{H2429} to bring{H5954} in the enchanters,{H826} the Chaldeans,{H3779} and the soothsayers.{H1505} The king{H4430} spake{H6032} and said{H560} to the wise{H2445} men of Babylon,{H895} Whosoever{H606} shall read{H7123} this{H1836} writing,{H3792} and show{H2324} me the interpretation{H6591} thereof, shall be clothed{H3848} with purple,{H711} and have a chain{H2002} of gold{H1722} about{H5922} his neck,{H6676} and shall be the third{H8523} ruler{H7981} in the kingdom.{H4437} 8 Then{H116} came{H5954} in all{H3606} the king's{H4430} wise{H2445} men; but they could{H3546} not{H3809} read{H7123} the writing,{H3792} nor make known{H3046} to the king{H4430} the interpretation.{H6591}
Dan 5:17 : 17 Then{H116} Daniel{H1841} answered{H6032} and said{H560} before{H6925} the king,{H4430} Let thy gifts{H4978} be{H1934} to thyself, and give{H3052} thy rewards{H5023} to another;{H321} nevertheless{H1297} I will read{H7123} the writing{H3792} unto the king,{H4430} and make known{H3046} to him the interpretation.{H6591}
2 Tim 3:8-9 : 8 And{G1161} even as{G5158} Jannes{G2389} and{G2532} Jambres{G2387} withstood{G436} Moses,{G3475} so{G3779} do{G436} these{G3778} also{G2532} withstand{G436} the truth.{G225} Men{G444} corrupted{G2704} in mind,{G3563} reprobate{G96} concerning{G4012} the faith.{G4102} 9 But{G235} they shall proceed{G4298} no{G3756} further.{G4119} For{G1063} their{G846} folly{G454} shall be{G2071} evident{G1552} unto all{G3956} men, as{G5613} theirs{G1565} also{G2532} came to be.{G1096}
Ps 119:99 : 99 I have more understanding{H7919} than all my teachers;{H3925} For thy testimonies{H5715} are my meditation.{H7881}
Exod 7:11-12 : 11 Then Pharaoh{H6547} also called{H7121} for the wise men{H2450} and the sorcerers:{H3784} and they also, the magicians{H2748} of Egypt,{H4714} did{H6213} in like manner{H3651} with their enchantments.{H3858} 12 For they cast down{H7993} every man{H376} his rod,{H4294} and they became serpents:{H8577} but Aaron's{H175} rod{H4294} swallowed up{H1104} their rods.{H4294}
1 Kgs 10:1-3 : 1 And when the queen{H4436} of Sheba{H7614} heard{H8085} of the fame{H8088} of Solomon{H8010} concerning the name{H8034} of Jehovah,{H3068} she came{H935} to prove{H5254} him with hard questions.{H2420} 2 And she came{H935} to Jerusalem{H3389} with a very{H3966} great{H3515} train,{H2428} with camels{H1581} that bare{H5375} spices,{H1314} and very{H3966} much{H7227} gold,{H2091} and precious{H3368} stones;{H68} and when she was come{H935} to Solomon,{H8010} she communed{H1696} with him of all that was in her heart.{H3824} 3 And Solomon{H8010} told{H5046} her all her questions:{H1697} there was not anything{H1697} hid{H5956} from the king{H4428} which he told{H5046} her not.