1 Kings 4:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

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  • Acts 7:22 : 22 And Moses was trained in all the wisdom of Egypt, and was great in his words and works.
  • Gen 25:6 : 6 But to the sons of his other women he gave offerings, and sent them away, while he was still living, into the east country.
  • Job 1:3 : 3 And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great number of servants. And the man was greater than any of the sons of the east.
  • Isa 19:11-12 : 11 The chiefs of Zoan are completely foolish; the wisest guides of Pharaoh have become like beasts: how do you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the offspring of early kings? 12 Where, then, are your wise men? let them make clear to you, let them give you knowledge of the purpose of the Lord of armies for Egypt.
  • Dan 1:20 : 20 And in any business needing wisdom and good sense, about which the king put questions to them, he saw that they were ten times better than all the wonder-workers and users of secret arts in all his kingdom.
  • Dan 4:7 : 7 Then the wonder-workers, the users of secret arts, the Chaldaeans, and the readers of signs came in to me: and I put the dream before them but they did not make clear the sense of it to me.
  • Dan 5:11-12 : 11 There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, light and reason like the wisdom of the gods were seen in him: and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, made him master of the wonder-workers, and the users of secret arts, and the Chaldaeans, and the readers of signs; 12 Because a most special spirit, and knowledge and reason and the power of reading dreams and unfolding dark sayings and answering hard questions, were seen to be in him, even in Daniel (named Belteshazzar by the king): now let Daniel be sent for, and he will make clear the sense of the writing.
  • Matt 2:1 : 1 Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.

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  • 1 Kgs 4:31-34
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    31For he was wiser than all men, even than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and he had a great name among all the nations round about.

    32He was the maker of three thousand wise sayings, and of songs to the number of a thousand and five.

    33He made sayings about all plants, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop hanging on the wall; and about all beasts and birds and fishes and the small things of the earth.

    34People came from every nation to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had word of his wisdom.

  • 1 Kgs 4:29
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    29And 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.

  • 1 Kgs 10:23-24
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    81%

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

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

  • 2 Chr 9:22-23
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    81%

    22And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

    23And 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 10:3-4
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    3And Solomon gave her answers to all her questions; there was no secret which the king did not make clear to her.

    4And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,

  • 2 Chr 1:10-13
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    10Give 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?

    11And 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:

    12Wisdom 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.

    13So Solomon went back from the high place at Gibeon, from before the Tent of meeting, to Jerusalem; and he was king over Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 4:21
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    21And Solomon was ruler over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the edge of Egypt; men gave him offerings and were his servants all the days of his life.

  • 2 Chr 9:26
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    26And he was ruler over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the limit of Egypt.

  • 2 Chr 9:1-3
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    1Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to Jerusalem to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions; and with her came a very great train, and camels weighted down with spices, and great stores of gold and jewels: and when she came to Solomon she had talk with him of everything in her mind.

    2And Solomon gave her answers to all her questions; there was no secret which he did not make clear to her.

    3And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,

  • 1 Chr 29:25
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    25And the Lord made Solomon great in the eyes of all Israel, clothing him with glory and honour such as no other king in Israel had had before him.

  • Eccl 1:16
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    16I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem--yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.

  • Eccl 2:9
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    9And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me.

  • 1 Kgs 4:1
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    1Now Solomon was king over all Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 3:12
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    12I 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.

  • Eccl 2:13
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    13Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark.

  • 1 Kgs 11:41
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    41Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all he did, and his wisdom, are they not recorded in the book of the acts of Solomon?

  • Prov 4:7
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    7The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

  • Prov 8:11
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    11For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.

  • 2 Chr 1:1
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    1And Solomon, the son of David, made himself strong in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and made him very great.

  • 1 Kgs 3:28
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    28And 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.

  • Prov 1:1-2
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    68%

    1The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

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

  • Prov 30:24
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    24There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise:

  • 1 Kgs 5:7
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    7And these words of Solomon made Hiram glad, and he said, Now may the Lord be praised who has given to David a wise son to be king over this great people.

  • 2 Chr 9:28
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    28They got horses for Solomon from Egypt and from every land.

  • Eccl 7:19
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    19Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.

  • Job 28:20
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    20From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

  • 1 Kgs 9:28
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    28And they came to Ophir, where they got four hundred and twenty talents of gold, and took it back to King Solomon.

  • Eccl 7:11
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    11Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun.

  • 2 Chr 9:30
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    30Solomon was king over Israel in Jerusalem for forty years.

  • Ezek 28:4
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    4By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses:

  • Luke 11:31
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    31The queen of the South will come up on the day of judging and give her decision against the men of this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now something greater than Solomon is here.

  • 1 Kgs 5:12
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    12Now the Lord had given Solomon wisdom, as he had said to him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they made an agreement together.

  • 1 Kgs 10:13
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    13And King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she made request for, in addition to what he gave her freely from the impulse of his heart. So she went back to her country, she and her servants.

  • 1 Kgs 3:10
    67%

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

  • Eccl 4:13
    67%

    13A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.

  • Dan 1:20
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    20And in any business needing wisdom and good sense, about which the king put questions to them, he saw that they were ten times better than all the wonder-workers and users of secret arts in all his kingdom.

  • Job 28:12
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    12But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?