- men of understanding:
- "And by the goodª handª of our Godª upon¹ us they broughtª° us a manª of understanding,ª of the sonsª¹ of Mahli,ª the sonª of Levi,ª the sonª of Israel;ª and Sherebiah,ª with his sonsª and his brethren,ª eighteen;ªª" {Ezr 8:18} + "And Godª saidª° unto¹ him, Because¹¹ thou hast askedª°¹ this¹ thing,ª and hast not¹ askedª° for thyself longª life;ª neither¹ hast askedª° richesª for thyself, nor¹ hast askedª° the lifeª of thine enemies;ª° but hast askedª° for thyself understandingª° to discernª° judgment;ª" {1Kg 3:11} + "And of the childrenª¹ of Issachar,ª [which were men] that had¹ understandingª²° of the times,ª to knowª° what¹ Israelª ought to do;ª° the headsª of them [were] two hundred;ª and all¹ their brethrenª [were] at¹ their commandment.ª" {1Ch 12:32} + "And the lotª eastwardª fellª° to Shelemiah.ª Then for Zechariahª his son,ª a wiseª counsellor,ª° they castª° lots;ª and his lotª came outª° northward.ª" {1Ch 26:14} + "Huramª saidª° moreover, Blessedª° [be] the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª that¹ madeª°¹ heavenª and earth,ª who¹ hath givenª° to Davidª the kingª a wiseª son,ª enduedª° with prudenceª and understanding,ª that¹ might buildª° an houseª for the LORD,ª and an houseª for his kingdom.ª" {2Ch 2:12} + "For¹ the LORDª givethª° wisdom:ª out of his mouthª¹ [cometh] knowledgeª and understanding.ª" {Prv 2:6} + "Counselª in the heartª of manª [is like] deepª water;ª but a manª of understandingª will draw it out.ª°" {Prv 20:5} + "For the transgressionª of a landª manyª [are] the princesª thereof: but by a manª of understandingª° [and] knowledgeª° the stateª [thereof] shall be prolonged.ª°" {Prv 28:2} + "And he¹ changethª° the timesª and the seasons:ª he removethª° kings,ª and setteth upª° kings:ª he givethª° wisdomª unto the wise,ª and knowledgeª to them that knowª° understanding:ª" {Dan 2:21} + "Considerª° whatª I say;ª° andª the¹ Lordª giveª° theeª understandingª inª all things.ª" {2Tm 2:7} + "Andª we knowª° thatª the¹ Sonª of Godª is come,ª° andª hath givenª° usª an understanding,ª thatª we may knowª° him that is true,ª andª we areª° inª him that is true,ª [even] inª his²¹ Sonª Jesusª Christ.ª Thisª isª° the¹ trueª God,ª andª eternalª life.ª" {1Jn 5:20}
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