1 Kings 10:7
I did not believe these things until I came and saw them with my own eyes. Indeed, I didn’t hear even half the story! Your wisdom and wealth surpass what was reported to me.
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- John 20:25-29 : 25 The other disciples told him,“We have seen the Lord!” But he replied,“Unless I see the wounds from the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the wounds from the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it!” 26 Eight days later the disciples were again together in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said,“Peace be with you!” 27 Then he said to Thomas,“Put your finger here, and examine my hands. Extend your hand and put it into my side. Do not continue in your unbelief, but believe.” 28 Thomas replied to him,“My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him,“Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are the people who have not seen and yet have believed.”
- 1 Cor 2:9 : 9 But just as it is written,“Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, are the things God has prepared for those who love him.”
- 1 John 3:2 : 2 Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.
- Isa 64:4 : 4 Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.
- Zech 9:17 : 17 How precious and fair! Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine the young women.
- Mark 16:11 : 11 And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.
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- 2 Chr 9:5-73 verses95%
5 She said to the king,“The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight was true!
6 I did not believe these things until I came and saw them with my own eyes. Indeed, I didn’t hear even half the story! Your wisdom surpasses what was reported to me.
7 Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!
- 1 Kgs 10:1-66 verses85%
1 Solomon Entertains a Queen When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to challenge him with difficult questions.
2 She arrived in Jerusalem with a great display of pomp, bringing with her camels carrying spices, a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.
3 Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king.
4 When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon’s extensive wisdom, the palace he had built,
5 the food in his banquet hall, his servants and attendants, their robes, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he presented in the LORD’s temple, she was amazed.
6 She said to the king,“The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight was true!
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8 Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!
- 2 Chr 1:10-123 verses71%
10 Now give me wisdom and discernment so I can effectively lead this nation. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.”
11 God said to Solomon,“Because you desire this, and did not ask for riches, wealth, and honor, or for vengeance on your enemies, and because you did not ask for long life, but requested wisdom and discernment so you can make judicial decisions for my people over whom I have made you king,
12 you are granted wisdom and discernment. Furthermore I am giving you riches, wealth, and honor surpassing that of any king before or after you.”
- 1 Kgs 3:12-132 verses71%
12 I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.
13 Furthermore, I am giving you what you did not request– riches and honor so that you will be the greatest king of your generation.
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9 So I was far wealthier than all my predecessors in Jerusalem, yet I maintained my objectivity:
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16 Futility of Secular Wisdom I thought to myself,“I have become much wiser than any of my predecessors who ruled over Jerusalem; I have acquired much wisdom and knowledge.”
- 2 Chr 9:1-33 verses70%
1 Solomon Entertains a Queen When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to challenge him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a great display of pomp, bringing with her camels carrying spices, a very large quantity of gold, and precious gems. She visited Solomon and discussed with him everything that was on her mind.
2 Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king.
3 When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon’s wisdom, the palace he had built,
- 1 Kgs 10:23-242 verses69%
23 King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.
24 Everyone in the world wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.
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11 Job’s Benevolence“As soon as the ear heard these things, it blessed me, and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,
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14 I have heard about you, how there is a spirit of the gods in you, and how you have insight, discernment, and extraordinary wisdom.
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7 for it is better for him to say to you,“Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.
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5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye has seen you.
- 2 Chr 9:22-232 verses69%
22 King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.
23 All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.
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1 Job Pleads His Cause to God“Indeed, my eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it.
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7 When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very happy. He said,“The LORD is worthy of praise today because he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”
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10 She gave the king 120 talents of gold, a very large quantity of spices, and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched.
- 2 Chr 2:9-102 verses67%
9 to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.
10 Look, I will pay your servants who cut the timber 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 120,000 gallons of wine, and 120,000 gallons of olive oil.”
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16 So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.
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13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested, besides what he had freely offered her. Then she left and returned to her homeland with her attendants.
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34 People from all nations came to hear Solomon’s display of wisdom; they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom.
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14 While you are still there speaking to the king, I will arrive and verify your report.”
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12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested, more than what she had brought him. Then she left and returned to her homeland with her attendants.
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23 Human Wisdom is Limited I have examined all this by wisdom; I said,“I am determined to comprehend this”– but it was beyond my grasp.
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24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
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30 As for me, this mystery was revealed to me not because I possess more wisdom than any other living person, but so that the king may understand the interpretation and comprehend the thoughts of your mind.
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9 She gave the king 120 talents of gold and a very large quantity of spices and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched.
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17 You will see a king in his splendor; you will see a wide land.
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4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
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8 I sent word back to him,“We are not engaged in these activities you are describing. All of this is a figment of your imagination.”
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17 “I will explain to you; listen to me, and what I have seen, I will declare,
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13 Most People Are Not Receptive to Wise Counsel This is what I also observed about wisdom on earth, and it is a great burden to me:
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20 Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,
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16 From that time when one came expecting a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty measures from it, there were only twenty.