2 Chronicles 9:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But I had no faith in what was said about you, till I came and saw for myself; and truly, word was not given me of half your great wisdom; you are much greater than they said.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 4:31 : 31 For 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.
  • 1 Kgs 4:34 : 34 People 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 10:7 : 7 But I had no faith in what was said about you, till I came and saw for myself; and now I see that it was not half the story; your wisdom and your wealth are much greater than they said.
  • 2 Chr 9:5 : 5 And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true.
  • Ps 31:19 : 19 O how great is your grace, which you have put in store for your worshippers, and which you have made clear to those who had faith in you, before the sons of men!
  • Song 5:9-9 : 9 What is your loved one more than another, O fairest among women? What is your loved one more than another, that you say this to us? 10 My loved one is white and red, the chief among ten thousand. 11 His head is as the most delicate gold; his hair is thick, and black as a raven. 12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the water streams, washed with milk, and rightly placed. 13 His face is as beds of spices, giving out perfumes of every sort; his lips like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh. 14 His hands are as rings of gold ornamented with beryl-stones; his body is as a smooth plate of ivory covered with sapphires. 15 His legs are as pillars of stone on a base of delicate gold; his looks are as Lebanon, beautiful as the cedar-tree. 16 His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
  • Zech 9:17 : 17 For how good it is and how beautiful! grain will make the young men strong and new wine the virgins.
  • John 20:25-29 : 25 So the other disciples said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, If I do not see in his hands the print of the nails and put my finger into the print of the nails, and if I do not put my hand into his side, I will never have belief. 26 And after eight days, his disciples were again in the house and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were shut, Jesus came, and taking his place in the middle of them, he said, May peace be with you! 27 Then he said to Thomas, Put out your finger, and see my hands; and put your hand here into my side: and be no longer in doubt but have belief. 28 And Thomas said in answer, My Lord and my God! 29 Jesus said to him, Because you have seen me you have belief: a blessing will be on those who have belief though they have not seen me!
  • 1 Cor 2:9 : 9 But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ears or into the heart of man, such things as God has made ready for those who have love for him.
  • 1 John 3:2 : 2 My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Kgs 10:6-8
    3 verses
    95%

    6 And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true.

    7 But I had no faith in what was said about you, till I came and saw for myself; and now I see that it was not half the story; your wisdom and your wealth are much greater than they said.

    8 Happy are your wives, happy are these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.

  • 2 Chr 9:5
    85%

    5 And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true.

  • 2 Chr 9:7
    73%

    7 Happy are your wives and happy these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.

  • Eccl 2:9
    71%

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

  • Eccl 1:16
    71%

    16 I 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.

  • Job 42:5
    71%

    5 Word of you had come to my ears, but now my eye has seen you.

  • Dan 5:14
    71%

    14 And I have had news of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and reason and special wisdom have been seen in you.

  • 1 Kgs 3:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 9:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1 Now 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.

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

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

  • 2 Chr 1:10-12
    3 verses
    69%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 9:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

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

    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 10:4
    69%

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

  • Job 29:11
    69%

    11 For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;

  • Job 13:1
    68%

    1 Truly, my eye has seen all this, word of it has come to my ear, and I have knowledge of it.

  • Eccl 9:16
    67%

    16 Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

  • Eccl 9:13
    67%

    13 This again I have seen under the sun as wisdom and it seemed great to me.

  • 1 Kgs 10:1
    67%

    1 Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions.

  • 1 Kgs 10:23-24
    2 verses
    67%

    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.

  • Prov 25:7
    67%

    7 For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.

  • Dan 4:2
    66%

    2 It has seemed good to me to make clear the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done with me.

  • Dan 2:30
    66%

    30 As for me, this secret is not made clear to me because of any wisdom which I have more than any living man, but in order that the sense of the dream may be made clear to the king, and that you may have knowledge of the thoughts of your heart.

  • Neh 6:8
    66%

    8 Then I sent to him, saying, No such things as you say are being done, they are only a fiction you have made up yourself.

  • 2 Chr 2:9
    66%

    9 To get trees for me in great numbers, for the house which I am building is to be great and a wonder.

  • Eccl 2:12-13
    2 verses
    66%

    12 And I went again in search of wisdom and of foolish ways. What may the man do who comes after the king? The thing which he has done before.

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

  • Eccl 7:23
    66%

    23 All this I have put to the test by wisdom; I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.

  • Deut 29:3
    66%

    3 The great tests which your eyes saw, and the signs and wonders:

  • 2 Chr 9:12
    66%

    12 And King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she made request for, in addition to what she had taken to the king. So she went back to her country with her servants.

  • Job 11:6
    66%

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

  • 2 Chr 9:9
    65%

    9 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a great store of spices and jewels: never had such spices been seen as the queen of Sheba gave to Solomon.

  • Job 15:17
    65%

    17 Take note and give ear to my words; and I will say what I have seen:

  • Prov 22:20
    65%

    20 Have I not put in writing for you thirty sayings, with wise suggestions and knowledge,

  • Hab 1:5
    65%

    5 See among the nations, and take note, and be full of wonder: for in your days I am doing a work in which you will have no belief, even if news of it is given to you.

  • Ezek 28:3-4
    2 verses
    65%

    3 See, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret which is deeper than your knowledge:

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

  • Prov 8:11
    65%

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

  • Isa 48:6
    65%

    6 All this has come to your ears and you have seen it; will you not give witness to it? I am now making clear new things, even secret things, of which you had no knowledge.

  • 1 Kgs 4:34
    65%

    34 People 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.

  • Josh 9:9
    65%

    9 And they said to him, Your servants have come from a very far country, because of the name of the Lord your God: for the story of his great name, and of all he did in Egypt has come to our ears,