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Wisdom of Solomon
The Wisdom of Solomon is a Greek work, written in the voice of Solomon, that addresses wisdom, the immortality of the righteous, and the history of the Exodus. The Catholic and Orthodox churches include it in the Old Testament canon as a deuterocanonical book, while Protestants classify it among the Apocrypha.
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- ProverbsBible
Proverbs is an Old Testament book of wisdom literature whose 31 chapters contain short instructions and maxims gathered chiefly under the name of Solomon. It presents the fear of God as the beginning of wisdom.
- Proverbs 26Bible
Proverbs 26 is a collection of wisdom sayings that uses figurative comparisons to portray, and warn against, the fool, the sluggard, the one who stirs up strife, and the one who conceals his true intentions and speaks deceitfully.
- Proverbs 10Bible
Proverbs 10 opens the collection titled "The proverbs of Solomon" (10:1–22:16). Its 32 verses are brief sayings that contrast the righteous and the wicked, the wise and the foolish, diligence and laziness, and restraint in speech.
- Queen of ShebaPeople
The Queen of Sheba was a foreign queen who, having heard reports of Solomon's wisdom, came to Jerusalem and tested him with hard questions. Jesus called her "the queen of the south" and spoke of her as a witness at the judgment.
- 1 Kings 4Bible
1 Kings 4 records the officials of Solomon's kingdom, the districts assigned to twelve governors, the provisions and horses of the royal court, the kingdom's broad territory and peace, and Solomon's surpassing wisdom.
Verses in the King James Version 13, showing 6
- 1 Kings 4:34
And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
- 2 Chronicles 9:3
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
- Matthew 12:42
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
- Luke 11:31
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
- 1 Kings 4:29
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
- 1 Kings 4:30
And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
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