I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies!
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.
Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.
Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts.
Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.
Put false ways far from me and graciously teach me your law!
Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me!
I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Turn to me and be gracious to me; give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your maidservant.
In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask what I shall give you.” And Solomon said to God, “You have shown great and steadfast love to David my father, and have made me king in his place. O Lord God, let your word to David my father be now fulfilled, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great?”
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