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This list reveals the wisdom of God.
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Discern (Discerner)
Others’ Testimonials of the word of God
Hebrews 4:12 KJV — "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
Petitioning of God
1 Kings 3:9, 11 KJV — "9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? … 11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;"
Discern
Others’ Testimonials of Jesus
John 11:49-51 KJV - "49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;"
John 18:14 KJV - "Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people."
Expedient
Understanding (Understandeth/Understandest)
God’s Testimonials of Jesus
Isaiah 11:2-3 KJV - "2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:"
God’s Testimonials of the Spirit
Isaiah 40:13-14 KJV - "Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?"
Testimonials of Wisdom
Proverbs 8:12, 14 KJV - "I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. ... Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength."
Others’ Testimonials
1 Chronicles 28:9 KJV — "And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever."
Job 12:13 KJV — "With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding."
Job 26:12 KJV — "He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud."
Job 28:20-23 KJV - "20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. 22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. 23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof."
Psalm 139:2 KJV — "Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off."
Psalm 147:5 KJV — "Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite."
Proverbs 3:19 KJV — "The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens."
Isaiah 40:28 KJV — "Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding."
Jeremiah 51:15 KJV — "He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding."
Petitioning from God
1 Kings 3:9 KJV - "Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?”
1 Chronicles 22:12 KJV - "Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God."
Psalm 119:27 KJV - "Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works."
Psalm 119:34 KJV - "Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart."
Psalm 119:73 KJV - "JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments."
Psalm 119:125 KJV - "I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies."
Psalm 119:144 KJV - "The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live."
Psalm 119:169 KJV - "TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word."
Colossians 1:9 KJV - "For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;"
2 Timothy 2:7 KJV - "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things."
Resulting from God
1 Kings 3:11-12 KJV - "11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; 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."
1 Kings 4:29 KJV - "And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore."
1 Chronicles 28:19 KJV - "All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern."
Job 12:20 KJV — "He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged."
Job 17:4 KJV - "For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them."
Job 32:8 KJV - "But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding."
Job 39:14-17 KJV - "14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. 16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; 17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding."
Daniel 8:16-17 KJV - "16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. 17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision."
Daniel 9:22-23, 25 KJV - "22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. 23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. ... 25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times."
Daniel 10:11, 14 KJV - "11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. … 14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days."
Resulting from Jesus
1 John 5:20 KJV - "And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life."
Prophetic
Obadiah 1:8 KJV - "Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?"
1 Corinthians 1:19 KJV - "For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."
Understanding
Wisdom
1 Corinthians 3:19 KJV — "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness."
James 3:17 KJV — "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.”
God’s Testimonials of Jesus
Isaiah 11:2 KJV — "And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;"
Testimonials of Wisdom
Proverbs 8:12 KJV — "I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.”
Proverbs 8:14 KJV — "Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength."
Proverbs 9:1 KJV — "Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:"
Others’ Testimonials
Job 12:13 KJV — "With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding."
Job 12:16 KJV — "With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his."
Job 36:5 KJV — "Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom."
Psalm 51:6 KJV — "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.”
Psalm 104:24 KJV — "O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.”
Psalm 136:5 KJV — "To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Proverbs 2:6 KJV — "For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding."
Proverbs 3:19 KJV — "The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.”
Jeremiah 10:12 KJV — "He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.”
Jeremiah 51:15 KJV — "He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.”
Luke 11:49 KJV — "Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:"
Romans 11:33 KJV — "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!”
1 Corinthians 1:21 KJV — "For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”
Ephesians 1:8 KJV — "Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;"
Ephesians 3:10 KJV — "To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,"
Colossians 2:3 KJV — "In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
Revelation 5:12 KJV — "Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing."
Revelation 7:12 KJV — "Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen."
Petitioning of God
2 Chronicles 1:10 KJV — "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?"
1 Chronicles 22:12 KJV — "Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.”
Ephesians 1:17 KJV — "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:"
Colossians 1:9 KJV — "For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;”
Resulting from God
2 Chronicles 1:10-12 KJV - "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? And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king: Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like."
Job 39:14-17 KJV - "14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. 16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; 17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding."
Proverbs 2:7 KJV — "He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly."
Ecclesiastes 2:26 KJV — "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 also is vanity and vexation of spirit.”
Daniel 2:20-23 KJV - "20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: 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: 22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. 23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter."
Luke 21:15 KJV — "For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist."
Wisdom
Wise (Wiser)
Others’ Testimonials
Job 9:2, 4 KJV - "2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? ... 4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?"
Jeremiah 10:6-7 KJV - "6 Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. 7 Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee."
Romans 16:27 KJV — "To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen."
1 Corinthians 1:25 KJV — "Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”
1 Timothy 1:17 KJV — "Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen."
Jude 1:25 KJV — "To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen."
Resulting from God
1 Kings 3:12 KJV — "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."
Job 35:11 KJV — "Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?”
Psalm 19:7 KJV — "The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple."
Psalm 119:98 KJV — "Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.”
Daniel 2:21 KJV — "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:”