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1 Kings 3:9

Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”

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ASV

Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this thy great people?

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?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְנָתַתָּ֨ve.na.ta.Taand you will giveH5414 →
לְעַבְדְּךָ֜le.'av.de.Khato servant yourH5650 →
לֵ֤בleva heartH3820 →
שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'[which] listensH8085 →
לִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.Potto judgeH8199 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עַמְּךָ֔'a.me.Khapeople yourH5971 →
לְהָבִ֖יןle.ha.Vinto distinguishH995 →
בֵּֽין־bein-betweenH996 →
ט֣וֹבTovgoodH2896 →
לְרָ֑עle.Ra'and evilH7451 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
מִ֤יmiwho?H4310 →
יוּכַל֙yu.Khalis he ableH3201 →
לִשְׁפֹּ֔טlish.Potto judgeH8199 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עַמְּךָ֥'a.me.Khapeople yourH5971 →
הַכָּבֵ֖דha.ka.Ved<the> massiveH3515 →
הַזֶּֽה׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →

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James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.Hebrews 5:14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.Proverbs 16:16How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.John 5:30I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.Proverbs 2:3–9if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,2 Samuel 14:17And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”Proverbs 3:13–18Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,Isaiah 11:2–4The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.1 Chronicles 22:12Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.Psalms 119:66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.Matthew 3:14But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”Ephesians 5:17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.Psalms 72:1–2Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.Ecclesiastes 9:15–18Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.1 Corinthians 2:14–15The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.Psalms 119:34Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.Exodus 4:10–13“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”

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The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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