1 Kings 10:7

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Howbeit I beleued it not, till I came & sawe it with myne eyes: And beholde, the one halfe was not tolde me: for thy wysdome and prosperitie exceedeth the fame which I hearde of thee.

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  • John 20:25-29 : 25 The other disciples therfore sayde vnto hym, we haue seene the Lorde. But he sayde vnto them: Except I see in his handes the print of the nayles, and put my fynger into the prynt of the nayles, and thruste my hande into his syde, I wyll not beleue. 26 And after eyght dayes, againe his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: Then came Iesus, when the doores were shutte, and stoode in the myddes, and sayde, peace be vnto you. 27 After that said he to Thomas: Bring thy fynger hyther, and see my handes, & reache hyther thy hande, and thrust it into my syde, and be not faythlesse, but beleuyng. 28 Thomas aunswered, and sayde vnto hym: My Lorde, and my God. 29 Iesus sayth vnto hym: Thomas, because thou hast seene me, thou hast beleued: Blessed are they that haue not seene, and yet haue beleued.
  • 1 Cor 2:9 : 9 But as it is written: The eye hath not seen, & the eare hath not heard, neither haue entred into the heart of man, the thynges which God hath prepared for them that loue hym.
  • 1 John 3:2 : 2 Dearely beloued, nowe are we the sonnes of God, and yet it doth not appeare what we shalbe: But we knowe that when he shall appeare, we shalbe lyke hym, for we shall see hym as he is.
  • Isa 64:4 : 4 For since the beginning of the worlde it hath not ben hearde or perceaued, neither hath any eye seene another God beside thee, whiche doest so muche for them that put their trust in thee.
  • Zech 9:17 : 17 O how prosperous and goodly a thing shall that be? For the corne shall make the young men cheareful, and the newe wine the maydens.
  • Mark 16:11 : 11 And they, when they hearde that he was alyue, and had ben seene of her, beleued it not.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 9:5-7
    3 verses
    95%

    5And she sayde to the king: The saying which I hearde in myne owne lande of thyne actes and of thy wisdome, is true.

    6I beleued not the wordes of them, vntill I came and myne eyes had seene it: And beholde, the one halfe of thy wysdome was not tolde me: for thou exceedest the same that I hearde.

    7Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy seruauntes which stand before thee alway, and heare thy wysdome.

  • 1 Kgs 10:1-6
    6 verses
    85%

    1And the queene of Saba hearing the fame of Solomon (concerning the name of the Lord) came to proue him with harde questions.

    2And she came to Hierusalem with a verie great trayne, with camels that bare sweete odours, and gold exceeding much, & precious stones: And she came to Solomon, and communed with him of al that was in her heart.

    3And Solomon declared vnto her all her questions, so that there was not one thing hyd from the king whiche he expounded not vnto her.

    4And the queene of Saba considered al Solomons wysdome, & the house that he had buylded,

    5And the meate of his table, and the sitting of his seruauntes, the order of his ministers & their apparell, & his drinke, and his burnt sacrifices that he offred in the house of the Lorde: and she was astonied.

    6And she sayde vnto the king: It was a true word that I hearde in myne owne land of thy sayinges, & of thy wisdome.

  • 1 Kgs 10:8
    75%

    8Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy seruauntes whiche stand euer before thee, and heare thy wysdome.

  • 2 Chr 1:10-12
    3 verses
    71%

    10Wherefore geue me now wysedome and knowledge, that I may be able to go in and out before this people: for who els can iudge this people that is so great?

    11And God saide to Solomon: Because this was in thyne heart, and because thou hast not asked treasure and riches, and honour, & the liues of thyne enemies, neither yet long lyfe, but hast asked wysedome and knowledge for thy selfe, to iudge my people ouer which I haue made thee king:

    12Wysedome and knowledge is graunted vnto thee, and I will geue thee treasure, & riches, and glory: so that among the kinges that haue ben before thee, or after thee, none was or shalbe lyke thee.

  • 1 Kgs 3:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12Behold, I haue done according to thy wordes, lo I haue geuen thee a wyse & an vnderstanding heart, so that there was none lyke thee before thee, neither after thee shal any aryse lyke vnto thee.

    13And I haue also geuen thee that which thou hast not asked, euen rychesse and honour, so that ther shalbe no king lyke vnto thee all thy dayes.

  • Eccl 2:9
    71%

    9And I was greater and in more worship then all my predecessours in Hierusalem: For wisdome remayned with me.

  • Eccl 1:16
    70%

    16I communed with myne owne heart, saying: lo I am come to great estate, and haue gotten more wisdome then all they that haue ben before me in Hierusalem.

  • 2 Chr 9:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1And when the queene of Saba hearde of the fame of Solomon, she came to proue him in hard questions at Hierusalem, with a verie great companie, with camels that bare spices, and plentie of golde, and precious stones: And when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that she had in her heart.

    2And Solomon soyled her all her questions: and there was not one word hyd from Solomon, which he tolde her not.

    3And when the queene of Saba had seene the wisdome of Solomon, and the house that he had buylt,

  • 1 Kgs 10:23-24
    2 verses
    69%

    23And so king Solomon exceeded al the kinges of the earth both in ryches and wysdome.

    24And all the worlde resorted to Solomon, to heare his wysdome which God had put in his heart:

  • Job 29:11
    69%

    11When the eare heard me, it blessed me: & when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me:

  • Dan 5:14
    69%

    14I haue hearde of thee, that thou hast the spirite of the holy gods, & that light and vnderstanding, and excellent wysdome is founde in thee.

  • Prov 25:7
    69%

    7For better is it, that it be sayde vnto thee, come vp hyther: then thou to be put lower in the presence of the priuce whom thou seest with thyne eyes.

  • Job 42:5
    69%

    5I haue heard of thee by the hearing of the eare, but nowe myne eye seeth thee.

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

    22And king Solomon passed all the kinges of the earth, in richesse & wysedome.

    23And all the kinges of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to heare his wysedome that God had put in his heart.

  • Job 13:1
    69%

    1Lo, all this haue I seene with mine eye, heard with mine eare, and vnderstande it.

  • 1 Kgs 5:7
    68%

    7And it came to passe, when Hiram heard ye wordes of Solomo, he reioysed greatly, & said: Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath geuen vnto Dauid a wyse sonne ouer this mightie people.

  • 1 Kgs 10:10
    67%

    10And she gaue the king sixe score talentes of golde, and of sweete odours exceeding much, and precious stones: There came no more suche aboundaunce of sweete odours, as the queene of Saba gaue to king Solomon.

  • 2 Chr 2:9-10
    2 verses
    67%

    9That they may prepare me timber enough: For the house whiche I am determined to buylde, shalbe wonderfull great.

    10And behold, for the vse of thy seruauntes the cutters and hewers of timber, I haue geuen twentie thousande quarters of beaten wheat, and twentie thousand quarters of barlye, and twentie thousande battes of wine, and twentie thousande battes of oyle.

  • Eccl 9:16
    67%

    16Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde.

  • 1 Kgs 10:13
    67%

    13And king Solomon gaue vnto the queene of Saba according to all her desire whatsoeuer she asked, besides that he gaue her of a free wil with his owne hande: And so she returned vnto her owne countrey, both she and her seruauntes.

  • 1 Kgs 4:34
    66%

    34And there came of all nations to heare the wysdome of Solomon, and from all kinges of the earth, which had heard of his wysdome.

  • 1 Kgs 1:14
    66%

    14Beholde, whyle thou yet talkest there with the king, I wil come in after thee, and confirme thy wordes.

  • 2 Chr 9:12
    66%

    12And king Solomon gaue to the queene of Saba euery pleasant thing that she asked, besides that which she had brought vnto the king: And so she turned and went away to her owne lande with her seruauntes.

  • Eccl 7:23
    66%

    23All these thinges haue I proued in wysdome, for I thought to be wyse, but she went farther from me then she was before:

  • Luke 10:24
    66%

    24For I tell you, that many prophetes and kynges haue desired to see those thynges whiche ye see, & haue not seene them, and to heare those thinges which ye heare, and haue not hearde them.

  • Dan 2:30
    66%

    30As for me, this secrete is not shewed me for any wysdome that I haue more then any other liuing: but onely that I might shew the king the interpretation, and that thou mightest knowe the thoughtes of thyne owne heart.

  • 2 Chr 9:9
    66%

    9And she gaue the king an hundred and twentie talentes of golde, and of spices exceeding great aboundaunce, and precious stones: neither was ther any more such spyce as the queene of Saba gaue king Solomon.

  • Isa 33:17
    66%

    17Thine eyes shall see the kyng in his glorie, euen the kyng of the farre countreys shall they see.

  • Ezek 28:4
    66%

    4With thy wisdome and thine vnderstanding thou hast gotten thee great welthines, & gathered treasure of siluer & gold.

  • Neh 6:8
    65%

    8And I sent vnto him, saying: There is no such thing done as thou sayest, for thou fainest them out of thyne owne heart.

  • Job 15:17
    65%

    17I will tel thee, heare me, and I will shewe thee that I haue seene:

  • Eccl 9:13
    65%

    13This wysdome haue I seene also vnder the sunne, and me thought it a great thing:

  • Prov 22:20
    65%

    20Haue not I warned thee very oft with counsayle and learning,

  • Hag 2:16
    65%

    16Before these thinges were done when one came to a heape of twentie measures there were but ten: so who came to the wyne presse for to drawe out fiftie vessels of wyne out of the presse, there were but twentie.