1 Kings 3:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes;

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 8:26 : 26 And in the same way the Spirit is a help to our feeble hearts: for we are not able to make prayer to God in the right way; but the Spirit puts our desires into words which are not in our power to say;
  • Jas 4:2-3 : 2 You are burning with desire, and have not your desire, so you put men to death; you are full of envy, and you are not able to get your desire, so you are fighting and making war; you have not your desire, because you do not make request for it. 3 You make your request but you do not get it, because your request has been wrongly made, desiring the thing only so that you may make use of it for your pleasure.
  • 1 Kgs 3:9 : 9 Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?
  • Ps 4:6 : 6 There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.
  • Prov 16:31 : 31 The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.
  • Matt 20:21-22 : 21 And he said to her, What is your desire? She says to him, Let my two sons be seated, the one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom. 22 But Jesus made answer and said, You have no idea what you are requesting. Are you able to take of the cup which I am about to take?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 1:10-12
    3 verses
    92%

    10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, so that I may go out and come in before this people: for who is able to be the judge of this great people of yours?

    11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you did not make request for money, property, or honour, or for the destruction of your haters, or for long life; but you have made request for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you may be the judge of my people over whom I have made you king:

    12 Wisdom and knowledge are given to you; and I will give you wealth and honour, such as no king has had before you or ever will have after you.

  • 1 Kgs 3:5-10
    6 verses
    88%

    5 In Gibeon, Solomon had a vision of the Lord in a dream by night; and God said to him, Say what I am to give you.

    6 And Solomon said, Great was your mercy to David my father, as his life before you was true and upright and his heart was true to you; and you have kept for him this greatest mercy, a son to take his place this day.

    7 And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in the place of David my father; and I am only a young boy, with no knowledge of how to go out or come in.

    8 And your servant has round him the people of your selection, a people so great that they may not be numbered, and no account of them may be given.

    9 Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?

    10 Now these words and Solomon's request were pleasing to the Lord.

  • 1 Kgs 3:12-14
    3 verses
    82%

    12 I have done as you said: I have given you a wise and far-seeing heart, so that there has never been your equal in the past, and never will there be any like you in the future.

    13 And with this I have given you what you made no request for: wealth and honour, so that no king was ever your equal.

    14 And if you go on in my ways, keeping my laws and my orders as your father David did, I will give you a long life.

  • 2 Chr 1:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7 In that night God came to Solomon in a vision, and said to him, Say what I am to give you.

    8 And Solomon said to God, Great was your mercy to David my father, and you have made me king in his place.

  • 2 Chr 9:23
    71%

    23 And all the kings of the earth came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put into his heart.

  • 1 Kgs 10:23-24
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    71%

    23 And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

    24 And from all over the earth they came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

  • 1 Kgs 4:29
    70%

    29 And God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside.

  • 2 Sam 7:21
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    21 Because of your word and from your heart, you have done all this great work, and let your servant see it.

  • Job 11:6
    69%

    6 And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose!

  • Prov 3:4
    69%

    4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

  • Prov 2:2-3
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    69%

    2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

    3 Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;

  • Prov 2:6
    69%

    6 For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

  • Jas 1:5
    69%

    5 But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

  • 1 Chr 22:12
    69%

    12 Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

  • 2 Chr 9:8
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    8 Praise be to the Lord your God whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of his kingdom to be king for the Lord your God: because, in his love for Israel, it was the purpose of your God to make them strong for ever, he made you king over them, to be their judge in righteousness.

  • 1 Kgs 10:9
    69%

    9 May the Lord your God be praised, whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; because the Lord's love for Israel is eternal, he has made you king, to be their judge in righteousness.

  • Prov 1:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2 To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

    3 To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

  • Ps 21:4
    69%

    4 He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

  • Prov 3:13
    69%

    13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

  • 1 Kgs 3:28
    69%

    28 And news of this decision which the king had made went through all Israel; and they had fear of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to give decisions.

  • Ezek 28:4
    69%

    4 By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses:

  • 1 Chr 29:19
    68%

    19 And give to Solomon my son a true heart, to keep your orders, your rules, and your laws, and to do all these things, and to put up this great house for which I have made ready.

  • Ps 21:2
    68%

    2 You have given him his heart's desire, and have not kept back the request of his lips. (Selah.)

  • 1 Chr 17:19
    68%

    19 O Lord, because of your servant, and from your heart, you have done all these great things and let them be seen.

  • Job 38:36
    68%

    36 Who has put wisdom in the high clouds, or given knowledge to the lights of the north?

  • Prov 30:7
    68%

    7 I have made request to you for two things; do not keep them from me before my death:

  • Prov 4:7
    67%

    7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

  • Prov 16:16
    67%

    16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

  • Prov 2:10-11
    2 verses
    67%

    10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

    11 Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

  • Job 15:8
    67%

    8 Were you present at the secret meeting of God? and have you taken all wisdom for yourself?

  • Job 28:12
    67%

    12 But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

  • Prov 9:11
    67%

    11 For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.

  • Job 26:3
    67%

    3 How have you given teaching to him who has no wisdom, and fully made clear true knowledge!

  • Prov 19:8
    67%

    8 He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.