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1 Kings 4:29

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

KJV

Dedit quoque Deus sapientiam Salomoni, et prudentiam multam nimis, et latitudinem cordis quasi arenam quæ est in littore maris.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐλάλησεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ξύλων ἀπὸ τῆς κέδρου τῆς ἐν τῷ Λιβάνῳ καὶ ἕως τῆς ὑσσώπου τῆς ἐκπορευομένης διὰ τοῦ τοίχου, καὶ ἐλάλησεν περὶ τῶν κτηνῶν καὶ περὶ τῶν πετεινῶν καὶ περὶ τῶν ἑρπετῶν καὶ περὶ τῶν ἰχθύων.

LXX

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.

ASV

And God gave to Solomon wisdom, and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, as the sand that is on the sea shore.

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6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

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Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 3:12 — Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
  • 1Kgs 3:12 — Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
  • 1Kgs 3:28 — And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
  • 1Kgs 4:20 — Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
  • 1Kgs 10:23 — So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
  • 2Chr 1:10 — Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
  • Dan 1:17 — As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
  • Dan 1:20 — And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
  • Dan 2:21 — And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
  • Eccl 1:16 — I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and
  • Eccl 2:26 — For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This a
  • Ezek 28:3 — Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
  • Gen 41:49 — And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
  • Isa 60:5 — Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
  • Jas 1:5 — If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
  • Jas 1:17 — Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
  • Jas 3:17 — But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
  • Jer 33:22 — As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
  • Job 32:8 — But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
  • Judg 7:12 — And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for mu
  • Matt 12:42 — The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greate
  • Prov 2:6 — For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
  • Prov 2:6 — For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
  • Prov 25:2 — It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
  • Prov 25:3 — The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
  • Ps 119:32 — I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
  • Ps 119:34 — Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.