2 Chronicles 9:6

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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.

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  • 1 Kgs 4:31 : 31 He was wiser than any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations.
  • 1 Kgs 4:34 : 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.
  • 1 Kgs 10:7 : 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.
  • 2 Chr 9:5 : 5 She said to the king,“The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight was true!
  • Ps 31:19 : 19 How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.
  • Song 5:9-9 : 9 The Maidens to The Beloved: Why is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful of women? Why is your beloved better than others, that you would admonish us in this manner? 10 The Beloved to the Maidens: My beloved is dazzling and ruddy; he stands out in comparison to all other men. 11 His head is like the purest gold. His hair is curly– black like a raven. 12 His eyes are like doves by streams of water, washed in milk, mounted like jewels. 13 His cheeks are like garden beds full of balsam trees yielding perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with drops of myrrh. 14 His arms are like rods of gold set with chrysolite. His abdomen is like polished ivory inlaid with sapphires. 15 His legs are like pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars. 16 His mouth is very sweet; he is totally desirable. This is my beloved! This is my companion, O maidens of Jerusalem!
  • Zech 9:17 : 17 How precious and fair! Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine the young women.
  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 10:6-8
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    6She said to the king,“The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight was true!

    7I 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.

    8Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!

  • 2 Chr 9:5
    85%

    5She said to the king,“The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight was true!

  • 2 Chr 9:7
    73%

    7Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!

  • Eccl 2:9
    71%

    9So I was far wealthier than all my predecessors in Jerusalem, yet I maintained my objectivity:

  • Eccl 1:16
    71%

    16Futility 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.”

  • Job 42:5
    71%

    5I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye has seen you.

  • Dan 5:14
    71%

    14I have heard about you, how there is a spirit of the gods in you, and how you have insight, discernment, and extraordinary wisdom.

  • 1 Kgs 3:12-13
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    70%

    12I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.

    13Furthermore, I am giving you what you did not request– riches and honor so that you will be the greatest king of your generation.

  • 2 Chr 9:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1Solomon 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.

    2Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king.

    3When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon’s wisdom, the palace he had built,

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

    10Now 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.”

    11God 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,

    12you are granted wisdom and discernment. Furthermore I am giving you riches, wealth, and honor surpassing that of any king before or after you.”

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

    22King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.

    23All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.

  • 1 Kgs 10:4
    69%

    4When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon’s extensive wisdom, the palace he had built,

  • Job 29:11
    69%

    11Job’s Benevolence“As soon as the ear heard these things, it blessed me, and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,

  • Job 13:1
    68%

    1Job Pleads His Cause to God“Indeed, my eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it.

  • Eccl 9:16
    67%

    16So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

  • Eccl 9:13
    67%

    13Most 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:

  • 1 Kgs 10:1
    67%

    1Solomon Entertains a Queen When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to challenge him with difficult questions.

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

    23King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.

    24Everyone in the world wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.

  • Prov 25:7
    67%

    7for 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.

  • Dan 4:2
    66%

    2I am delighted to tell you about the signs and wonders that the most high God has done for me.

  • Dan 2:30
    66%

    30As 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.

  • Neh 6:8
    66%

    8I sent word back to him,“We are not engaged in these activities you are describing. All of this is a figment of your imagination.”

  • 2 Chr 2:9
    66%

    9to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.

  • Eccl 2:12-13
    2 verses
    66%

    12Wisdom is Better than Folly Next, I decided to consider wisdom, as well as foolish behavior and ideas. For what more can the king’s successor do than what the king has already done?

    13I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly, just as light is preferable to darkness:

  • Eccl 7:23
    66%

    23Human Wisdom is Limited I have examined all this by wisdom; I said,“I am determined to comprehend this”– but it was beyond my grasp.

  • Deut 29:3
    66%

    3Your eyes have seen the great judgments, those signs and mighty wonders.

  • 2 Chr 9:12
    66%

    12King 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.

  • Job 11:6
    66%

    6and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom– for true wisdom has two sides– so that you would know that God has forgiven some of your sins.

  • 2 Chr 9:9
    65%

    9She 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.

  • Job 15:17
    65%

    17“I will explain to you; listen to me, and what I have seen, I will declare,

  • Prov 22:20
    65%

    20Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,

  • Hab 1:5
    65%

    5The Lord Reveals Some Startling News“Look at the nations and pay attention! You will be shocked and amazed! For I will do something in your lifetime that you will not believe even though you are forewarned.

  • Ezek 28:3-4
    2 verses
    65%

    3Look, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you.

    4By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.

  • Prov 8:11
    65%

    11For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.

  • Isa 48:6
    65%

    6You have heard; now look at all the evidence! Will you not admit that what I say is true? From this point on I am announcing to you new events that are previously unrevealed and you do not know about.

  • 1 Kgs 4:34
    65%

    34People 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.

  • Josh 9:9
    65%

    9They told him,“Your subjects have come from a very distant land because of the reputation of the LORD your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt