But it is the spirit in man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand.
Who has put wisdom in the inward parts or given understanding to the mind?
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you.
He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;
As for these four youths, God gave them learning and skill in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’
then he opens the ears of men and terrifies them with warnings,
“Now a word was brought to me stealthily; my ear received the whisper of it. Amid thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, dread came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake. A spirit glided past my face; the hair of my flesh stood up. It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; there was silence, then I heard a voice:
And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.
For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are.
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore,
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