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Daniel 7:25
He will speak words against the Most High and oppress the holy ones of the Most High. He will intend to change religious festivals and laws, and the holy ones will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time.
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Daniel 4:17
This word is by decree of the observers; the matter is a command from the holy ones. This is so the living will know that the Most High is ruler over the kingdom of men. He gives it to anyone He wants and sets the lowliest of men over it.
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Psalms 75:5-7
Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak arrogantly.’”Exaltation does not come from the east, the west, or the desert,for God is the Judge: He brings down one and exalts another.
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Job 12:18
He releases the bonds put on by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
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James 1:5
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him.
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Daniel 2:9
If you don’t tell me the dream, there is one decree for you. You have conspired to tell me something false or fraudulent until the situation changes. So tell me the dream and I will know you can give me its interpretation.”
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Acts 13:21-22
Then they asked for a king, so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years.After removing him, He raised up David as their king and testified about him:‘ I have found David the son of Jesse, a man loyal to Me, who will carry out all My will.’
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2 Chronicles 1 10-2 Chronicles 1 12
Now grant me wisdom and knowledge so that I may lead these people, for who can judge this great people of Yours?”God said to Solomon,“ Since this was in your heart, and you have not requested riches, wealth, or glory, or for the life of those who hate you, and you have not even requested long life, but you have requested for yourself wisdom and knowledge that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king,wisdom and knowledge are given to you. I will also give you riches, wealth, and glory, unlike what was given to the kings who were before you, or will be given to those after you.”
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Daniel 4:32
You will be driven away from people to live with the wild animals, and you will feed on grass like cattle for seven periods of time, until you acknowledge that the Most High is ruler over the kingdom of men, and He gives it to anyone He wants.”
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Jeremiah 27:5-7
By My great strength and outstretched arm, I made the earth, and the people, and animals on the face of the earth. I give it to anyone I please.So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. I have even given him the wild animals to serve him.All nations will serve him, his son, and his grandson until the time for his own land comes, and then many nations and great kings will enslave him.
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Psalms 113:7-8
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the garbage pilein order to seat them with nobles— with the nobles of His people.
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Psalms 31:14-15
But I trust in You, Lord; I say,“ You are my God.”The course of my life is in Your power; deliver me from the power of my enemies and from my persecutors.
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Job 34:24-29
He shatters the mighty without an investigation and sets others in their place.Therefore, He recognizes their deeds and overthrows them by night, and they are crushed.In full view of the public, He strikes them for their wickedness,because they turned aside from following Him and did not understand any of His waysbut caused the poor to cry out to Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.But when God is silent, who can declare Him guilty? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both individuals and nations,
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1 Kings 4 29
God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore.
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1 Kings 3 8-1 Kings 3 12
Your servant is among Your people You have chosen, a people too numerous to be numbered or counted.So give Your servant an obedient heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had requested this.So God said to him,“ Because you have requested this and did not ask for long life or riches for yourself, or the death of your enemies, but you asked discernment for yourself to understand justice,I will therefore do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again.
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1 Samuel 2 7-1 Samuel 2 8
The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth; He humbles and He exalts.He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the garbage pile. He seats them with noblemen and gives them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; He has set the world on them.
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1 Kings 10 24
The whole world wanted an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
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1 Kings 3 28
All Israel heard about the judgment the king had given, and they stood in awe of the king because they saw that God’s wisdom was in him to carry out justice.
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Proverbs 8:15-16
It is by me that kings reign and rulers enact just law;by me, princes lead, as do nobles and all righteous judges.
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Luke 1:51-52
He has done a mighty deed with His arm; He has scattered the proud because of the thoughts of their hearts;He has toppled the mighty from their thrones and exalted the lowly.
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1 Chronicles 29 30
along with all his reign, his might, and the incidents that affected him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the surrounding lands.
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1 Chronicles 22 12
Above all, may the Lord give you insight and understanding when He puts you in charge of Israel so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
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Daniel 11:6
After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to seal the agreement. She will not retain power, and his strength will not endure. She will be given up, together with her entourage, her father, and the one who supported her during those times.
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Luke 21:15
for I will give you such words and a wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
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Exodus 31:3
I have filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every craft
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James 1:17
Every generous act and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights; with Him there is no variation or shadow cast by turning.
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Exodus 31:6
I have also selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be with him. I have placed wisdom within every skilled craftsman in order to make all that I have commanded you:
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Revelation 19:16
And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
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James 3:15-17
Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.For where envy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every kind of evil.But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy.
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1 Corinthians 1 30
But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became God-given wisdom for us— our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption,
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Esther 1:13
The king consulted the wise men who understood the times, for it was his normal procedure to confer with experts in law and justice.
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven:a time to give birth and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot;a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and a time to build;a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance;a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;a time to search and a time to count as lost; a time to keep and a time to throw away;a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak;a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace.
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Proverbs 2:6-7
For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.He stores up success for the upright; He is a shield for those who live with integrity