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1 Kings 4:29

And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.

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ASV

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.

KJV

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414 →
אֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
חָכְמָ֧הchokh.mahwisdomH2451 →
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֛הlish.lo.Mohto SolomonH8010 →
וּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.Nahand understandingH8394 →
הַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehgreatH7235 →
מְאֹ֑דme.'OdveryH3966 →
וְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavand breadth ofH7341 →
לֵ֔בLevheartH3820 →
כַּח֕וֹלka.Chollike the sandH2344 →
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
עַל־'al-[is] onH5921 →
שְׂפַ֥תse.Fat[the] shore ofH8193 →
הַיָּֽם׃hai.Yamthe seaH3220 →

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Psalms 119:32I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.Daniel 2:21He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.1 Kings 3:12behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you.Job 32:8But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.1 Kings 4:20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.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.Ecclesiastes 2:26To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.Proverbs 2:6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.2 Chronicles 1:10–12Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”Isaiah 60:5Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.Genesis 41:49So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.Jeremiah 33:22As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”1 Kings 3:28When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.Psalms 119:34Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.Ecclesiastes 1:16I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”Proverbs 25:3As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.

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