1 Kings 3:11

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And God sayde vnto him: Thou hast not asked for thy selfe long lyfe, neither hast asked riches for thy selfe, nor hast asked the lyfe of thy enemies, but hast asked for thy selfe vnderstanding & discretion in iudgement:

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  • Rom 8:26 : 26 Lykewyse, the spirite also helpeth our infirmities. For we knowe not what to desire as we ought: but ye spirite maketh great intercession for vs, with gronynges, which can not be expressed.
  • Jas 4:2-3 : 2 Ye lust, and haue not: Ye enuie, and haue indignation, and can not obtayne: Ye fyght and warre, ye haue not, because ye aske not. 3 Ye aske and receaue not, because ye aske amisse, euen to consume it vpon your lustes.
  • 1 Kgs 3:9 : 9 Geue therfore thy seruaunt an vnderstanding heart to iudge thy people, that I may discerne betweene good & bad: For who is able to iudge this thy so mightie a people?
  • Ps 4:6 : 6 There be many that say, who wyll shewe vs any good? O God lift thou vp the light of thy countenaunce vpon vs.
  • Prov 16:31 : 31 Age is a crowne of worshyp, yf it be founde in the way of ryghteousnesse.
  • Matt 20:21-22 : 21 And he sayth vnto her: what wylt thou? She saith vnto him: graunt, that these my two sonnes may syt, the one on thy ryght hande, and the other on the left, in thy kyngdome. 22 But Iesus aunswered, and saide: Ye wote not what ye aske. Are ye able to drynke of the cuppe that I shall drynke of? and to be baptized with the baptisme that I am baptized with? They say vnto hym: we are able.

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  • 2 Chr 1:10-12
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    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 3:5-10
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    5And in Gibeon the Lorde appeared to Solomon in a dreame by night, and God sayd: Aske what thou wilt, that I may geue it thee.

    6And Solomon sayde: Thou hast shewed vnto thy seruaut Dauid my father great mercie, when he walked before thee in trueth, in righteousnesse, and in plainnesse of heart with thee, and thou hast kept for him this great mercy, that thou hast geuen him a sonne to sit on his seate, as it is come to passe this day.

    7And nowe O Lord my God, it is thou that hast made thy seruaunt king in steade of Dauid my father: And I am but young, & wote not howe to go out and in.

    8And thy seruaunt is in the middest of thy people which thou hast chosen: and veryly the people are so many, that they cannot be told nor nubred for multitude.

    9Geue therfore thy seruaunt an vnderstanding heart to iudge thy people, that I may discerne betweene good & bad: For who is able to iudge this thy so mightie a people?

    10And this pleased the Lorde well that Solomon had desired this thing,

  • 1 Kgs 3:12-14
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    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.

    14And if thou wilt walke in my wayes, to kepe myne ordinaunces and my commaundementes, as thy father Dauid dyd walke, I will lengthen thy dayes.

  • 2 Chr 1:7-8
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    7And the same night did God appeare vnto Solomon, and said vnto him: Aske what I shall geue thee.

    8And Solomon saide vnto God: Thou hast shewed great mercie vnto Dauid my father, and hast made me to raigne in his steade.

  • 2 Chr 9:23
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    23And all the kinges of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to heare his wysedome that God had put in his heart.

  • 1 Kgs 10:23-24
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    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:

  • 1 Kgs 4:29
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    29And God gaue Solomon wysdome and vnderstanding exceeding much, and a large heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shore.

  • 2 Sam 7:21
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    21Euen for thy wordes sake, & according to thyne owne heart, hast thou done al these great thinges, to make them knowen vnto thy seruaunt.

  • Job 11:6
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    6That he might shewe thee the secretes of wysdome, howe thou hast deserued double according to right: Know therfore that God hath forgotten thee for thyne iniquitie.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstandyng in the sight of God and men.

  • Prov 2:2-3
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    2That thou wylt encline thine eares vnto wisdome: applye thine heart then to vnderstandyng.

    3For if thou cryest after wisdome, and cryest for knowledge:

  • Prov 2:6
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    6For the Lorde geueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstandyng.

  • Jas 1:5
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    5If any of you lacke wisdome, let him aske of God, that geueth to all men indifferentlie, and casteth no man in the teeth: and it shalbe geuen hym.

  • 1 Chr 22:12
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    12And the Lord shall geue thee wysdom and vnderstanding, and shall geue thee commaundementes for Israel, that thou mayst kepe the lawe of the Lorde thy God.

  • 2 Chr 9:8
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    8Blessed be the Lorde thy God, whiche had lust to thee, to set thee king on his seate, that thou mightest be king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loueth Israel and hath delyte to make them continue euer, therefore made he thee king ouer them, to do right and equitie.

  • 1 Kgs 10:9
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    9Blessed be the Lorde thy God, whiche loued thee, to set thee on the seate of Israel, because the Lorde loued Israel for euer, & made thee king to do equite and righteousnes.

  • Prov 1:2-3
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    2To learne wisdome and instruction, & to perceaue the wordes of vnderstandyng,

    3To receaue the instruction of wisdome, iustice, iudgement, and equitie:

  • Ps 21:4
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    4He asked life of thee, and thou gauest him long dayes: euen for euer and euer.

  • Prov 3:13
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    13Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng:

  • 1 Kgs 3:28
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    28And all they of Israel hearde of the iudgement which the king had iudged, and feared the king: for they sawe that the wysdome of God was in him to do iustice.

  • Ezek 28:4
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    4With thy wisdome and thine vnderstanding thou hast gotten thee great welthines, & gathered treasure of siluer & gold.

  • 1 Chr 29:19
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    19And geue vnto Solomon my sonne a perfect heart, to keepe thy commaundementes, thy testimonies, & thy statutes, and to do all, and builde the house, for the which I haue made prouision.

  • Ps 21:2
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    2Thou hast geuen him his heartes desire: and hast not denied him the request of his lippes. Selah.

  • 1 Chr 17:19
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    19O Lord, for thy seruauntes sake, euen according to thine owne heart, hast thou done all this magnificence, to shewe all great thinges.

  • Job 38:36
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    36Who hath put wysdome in the reynes? or who hath geuen the heart vnderstanding?

  • Prov 30:7
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    7Two thinges haue I required of thee, denie me them not before I dye:

  • Prov 4:7
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    7The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding.

  • Prov 16:16
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    16To haue wisdome in possession, is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandyng, is rather to be chosen then to haue siluer.

  • Prov 2:10-11
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    10When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and thy soule deliteth in knowledge:

    11Then shall counsayle preserue thee, and vnderstandyng shall kepe thee,

  • Job 15:8
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    8Hast thou heard the secret counsell of God? and doest thou restraine wysdome to thee?

  • Job 28:12
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    12Where then is wysdome founde? and where is the place of vnderstanding?

  • Prov 9:11
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    11For thorowe me thy dayes shalbe prolonged, and the yeres of thy life shall be many.

  • Job 26:3
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    3Where is the counsayle that thou shouldest geue him which hath no wisdome? Hast thou shewed the way of right lyuing?

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.