And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding.

"I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers; You have given me wisdom and might, And have now made known to me what we asked of You, For You have made known to us the king's demand."

"behold, I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you.

And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had rendered; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God [was] in him to administer justice.

And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore.

For he was wiser than all men -- than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the surrounding nations.

"Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of Yours?"

"wisdom and knowledge [are] granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had who [were] before you, nor shall any after you have the like."

But [there is] a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.

You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; For they [are] ever with me.

I understand more than the ancients, Because I keep Your precepts.

For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth [come] knowledge and understanding;

For [God] gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who [is] good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to [him who is] good before God. This also [is] vanity and grasping for the wind.

For He instructs him in right judgment, His God teaches him.

"for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

"and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

"And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds.

"Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the Spirit of the Holy God [is] in you, and no secret troubles you, explain to me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.

"These [were] the visions of my head [while] on my bed: "I was looking, and behold, A tree in the midst of the earth, And its height was great.

"There is a man in your kingdom in whom [is] the Spirit of the Holy God. And in the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and King Nebuchadnezzar your father -- your father the king -- made him chief of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, [and] soothsayers.

"Inasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting dreams, solving riddles, and explaining enigmas were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation."

"I have heard of you, that the Spirit of God [is] in you, and [that] light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar. The message [was] true, but the appointed time [was] long; and he understood the message, and had understanding of the vision.

Now it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but [there was] no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.

"When Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, [both] me and the chief baker,

"Now there [was] a young Hebrew man with us there, a servant of the captain of the guard. And we told him, and he interpreted our dreams for us; to each man he interpreted according to his [own] dream.

Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh.

Then He said, "Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, [I,] the LORD, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream.

He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper.

(Behold, you [are] wiser than Daniel! There is no secret that can be hidden from you!

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit [of all:]

to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,

But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.