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{1 Kings 3:9} Give 5414 z8804 therefore thy servant 5650 an understanding 8085 z8802 heart 3820 to judge 8199 z8800 x853 thy people, 5971 that I may discern 995 z8687 between x996 good 2896 and bad: 7451 for x3588 who x4310 is able 3201 z8799 to judge 8199 z8800 this x2088 thy so great 3515 x853 a people? 5971
Give therefore:
"Only¹ the LORDª giveª° thee wisdomª and understanding,ª and give thee chargeª° concerning¹ Israel,ª that thou mayest keepª°¹ the lawª of the LORDª thy God.ª" {1Ch 22:12} + "And giveª° unto Solomonª my sonª a perfectª heart,ª to keepª° thy commandments,ª thy testimonies,ª and thy statutes,ª and to doª° all¹ [these things], and to buildª° the palace,ª [for] the which¹ I have made provision.ª°" {1Ch 29:19} + "Giveª° me now¹ wisdomª and knowledge,ª that I may go outª° and come inª° beforeª this¹ people:ª for¹ who¹ can judgeª° this¹¹ thy people,ª [that is so] great?ª" {2Ch 1:10} + "Give me understanding,ª° and I shall keepª° thy law;ª yea, I shall observeª° it with [my] whole¹ heart.ª" {Psa 119:34} + "JOD. Thy handsª have madeª° me and fashionedª° me: give me understanding,ª° that I may learnª° thy commandments.ª" {Psa 119:73} + "The righteousnessª of thy testimoniesª [is] everlasting:ª give me understanding,ª° and I shall live.ª°" {Psa 119:144} + "Yea,¹ if¹ thou criestª° after knowledge,ª [and] liftest upª° thy voiceª for understanding;ª ... Then¹ shalt thou understandª° righteousness,ª and judgment,ª and equity;ª [yea], every¹ goodª path.ª" {Prv 2:3-9} + "Happyª [is] the manª [that] findethª° wisdom,ª and the manª [that] gettethª° understanding.ª ... She¹ [is] a treeª of lifeª to them that lay holdª° upon her: and happyª° [is every one] that retainethª° her." {Prv 3:13-18} + "How much¹ betterª [is it] to getª° wisdomª than gold!ª¹ and to getª° understandingª rather to be chosenª° than silver!ª¹" {Prv 16:16} + "ª If¹ any²¹ of youª lackª° wisdom,ª let him askª° ofª God,ª that givethª° to allª [men] liberally,ª andª upbraidethª° not;ª andª it shall be givenª° him.ª" {Jms 1:5} + "Butª the¹ wisdomª that is from aboveª isª° firstª¹ pure,ª² thenª peaceable,ª gentle,ª [and] easy to be intreated,ª fullª of mercyª andª goodª fruits,ª without partiality,ª andª without hypocrisy.ª" {Jms 3:17}
understanding:
Heb. hearing, "The hearingª° ear,ª and the seeingª° eye,ª the LORDª hath madeª° even¹ bothª of them." {Prv 20:12}
to judge:
"And all¹ Israelª heardª° of¹ the judgmentª which¹ the kingª had judged;ª° and they fearedª°¹¹ the king:²¹ for¹ they sawª° that¹ the wisdomª of Godª [was] in him,ª to doª° judgment.ª" {1Kg 3:28} + "[[[A Psalm] for Solomon.]]ª Giveª° the kingª thy judgments,ª O God,ª and thy righteousnessª unto the king'sª son.ª ... He shall judgeª° thy peopleª with righteousness,ª and thy poorª with judgment.ª" {Psa 72:1-2} + "The wisdomª of the prudentª [is] to understandª° his way:ª but the follyª of foolsª [is] deceit.ª" {Prv 14:8} + "Wisdomª [is] goodª with¹ an inheritance:ª and [by it there is] profitª to them that seeª° the sun.ª" {Ecc 7:11} + "Wisdomª strengthenethª° the wiseª more than tenª¹ mightyª [men] which¹ are¹ in the city.ª" {Ecc 7:19} + "Now there was foundª° in it a poorª wiseª man,ª and he¹ by his wisdomª deliveredª°¹ the city;ª yet no¹ manª rememberedª°¹ that same¹ poorª man.ª ... Wisdomª [is] betterª than weaponsª¹ of war:ª but oneª sinnerª° destroyethª° muchª° good.ª" {Ecc 9:15-18} + "Iª canª°¹ ofª mine own selfª doª° nothing:ª² asª I hear,ª° I judge:ª° andª myª judgmentª isª° just;ª becauseª I seekª° notª mine ownª will,ª butª the¹ willª of the¹ Fatherª which hath sentª° me.ª" {Jhn 5:30}
discern:
"Then thine handmaidª said,ª° The wordª of my lordª the kingª shall now¹ be¹ comfortable:ª for¹ as an angelª of God,ª so¹ [is] my lordª the kingª to discernª° goodª and bad:ª therefore the LORDª thy Godª will be¹ with¹ thee." {2Sm 14:17} + "And the spiritª of the LORDª shall restª° upon¹ him, the spiritª of wisdomª and understanding,ª the spiritª of counselª and might,ª the spiritª of knowledgeª and of the fearª of the LORD;ª ... But with righteousnessª shall he judgeª° the poor,ª and reproveª° with equityª for the meekª of the earth:ª and he shall smiteª° the earthª with the rodª of his mouth,ª and with the breathª of his lipsª shall he slayª° the wicked.ª" {Isa 11:2-4} + "Butª the naturalª manª receivethª° notª the thingsª of the¹ Spiritª of God:ª forª they areª° foolishnessª unto him:ª neitherªª canª° he knowª° [them], becauseª they are spirituallyª discerned.ª° ... Butª he that is spiritualª¹ judgethª°² all things,ª yetª he¹ himself² is judgedª° ofª no man.ª" {1Co 2:14-15} + "Whereforeªª be¹ ye²° notª unwise,ª butª understandingª° whatª the¹ willª of the¹ Lordª [is]." {Eph 5:17} + "That² yeª may approveª° things that are excellent;ª° thatª ye may beª° sincereª andª without offenceª tillª the dayª of Christ;ª" {Php 1:10} *Gr: "Butª strong² meatª¹ belongeth¹ to them that are²° of full age,ª [even] those who by reason² of¹ useª haveª° their sensesª exercisedª° toª discernª bothª goodª andª evil.ª" {Hbr 5:14}
who is able:
"And Mosesª saidª° unto¹ God,ª Who¹ [am] I,¹ that¹ I should go²°¹ unto¹ Pharaoh,ª and that¹ I should bring forthª°¹ the childrenª of Israelª out of Egypt?ª¹ ... And he said,ª° Certainly¹ I will be¹ with¹ thee; and this¹ [shall be] a tokenª unto thee, thatª I¹ have sentª° thee: When thou hast brought forthª°¹ the peopleª out of Egypt,ª¹ ye shall serveª°¹ Godª upon¹ this¹ mountain.ª" {Exd 3:11-12} + "And Mosesª saidª° unto¹ the LORD,ª Oª my Lord,ª I²¹ [am] not¹ eloquent,ª¹ neither¹ heretofore,ªªª¹ nor¹ sinceª¹ thou hast spokenª° unto¹ thy servant:ª but¹ I¹ [am] slowª of speech,ª and of a slowª tongue.ª ... And he said,ª° Oª my Lord,ª send,ª° I pray thee,¹ by the handª [of him whom] thou wilt send.ª°" {Exd 4:10-13} + "Then saidª° I, Ah,ª Lordª GOD!ª behold,¹ I cannotª°¹ speak:ª° for¹ I¹ [am] a child.ª" {Jer 1:6} + "Iª indeedª baptizeª° youª withª waterª untoª repentance:ª butª he that comethª° afterª meª isª° mightier¹ than² I,ª whoseª shoesª I amª° notª worthyª to bear:ª° heª shall baptizeª° youª withª the Holyª Ghost,ª andª [with] fire:ª" {Mtt 3:11} + "Butª Johnª forbadª° him,¹ saying,ª° Iª haveª° needª to be baptizedª° ofª thee,ª andª comestª° thouª toª me?ª" {Mtt 3:14} + "To² the oneª¹ [we are] the savourª of deathª untoª death;ª andª to the otherª the savourª of lifeª untoª life.ª Andª whoª [is] sufficientª forª these things?ª" {2Co 2:16} + "Notª thatª we areª° sufficientª ofª ourselvesª to thinkª° any thingª asª ofª ourselves;ª butª ourª sufficiencyª [is] ofª God;ª" {2Co 3:5}

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