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.
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Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, {and} liftest up thy voice for understanding; {liftest...: Heb. givest thy voice}
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: {in: or, concerning}
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?
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
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. {partiality: or, wrangling}
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I {am but} a little child: I know not {how} to go out or come in.
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give {it} you.
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
Confess {your} faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Whoso {is} simple, let him turn in hither: {as for} him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
But where shall wisdom be found? and where {is} the place of understanding?
That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise {men} of Babylon. {of the God: Chaldee, from before God} {that Daniel...: or, that they should not destroy Daniel, etc}
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.
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.
Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I {am} a child.
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. {at meat: or, together}
To the one {we are} the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who {is} sufficient for these things?
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive {them}, and ye shall have {them}.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth {cometh} knowledge and understanding.
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: {in: or, concerning}
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;
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? {understanding: Heb. hearing}
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
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. {partiality: or, wrangling}
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. {Daniel...: or, he made Daniel understand}
In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget {it} not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
But {there is} a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Good and upright {is} the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
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.
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all {things}.
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with {my} whole heart.
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me {to} glory.
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, {and} liftest up thy voice for understanding; {liftest...: Heb. givest thy voice}
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
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:
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom {is} profitable to direct.
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
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.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
But where shall wisdom be found? and where {is} the place of understanding?
Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that {is} on the sea shore.
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and {findeth it} not: but knowledge {is} easy unto him that understandeth.
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but {is} earthly, sensual, devilish. {sensual: or, natural}
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where {is} the place of understanding?
With him {is} wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. {With...: that is, With God}
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?
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
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.
And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. {sought to: Heb. sought the face of}
And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what {is} the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to {the will of} God. {because: or, that}
But let patience have {her} perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
They {are} all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that {is} in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that {are} beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know {them} not.
And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.
And the men took of their victuals, and asked not {counsel} at the mouth of the LORD. {the men...: or, they received the men by reason of their victuals}
I {am} thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
But when they shall lead {you}, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
As {it is} written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. {made...: Heb. intreated we not the face of the, etc}
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. {displeased: Heb. was evil in the eyes of}
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
And account {that} the longsuffering of our Lord {is} salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
Surely I {am} more brutish than {any} man, and have not the understanding of a man.
So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
{A} devout {man}, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
Behold, ye {are} all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not: {reproach...: Heb. shame her not}