Cross references

1 Kings 3:9

Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”

1 Kings 3:9 BSB

1 Kings 3:9 has 32 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 32 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to James 1:5 (32 votes) and Proverbs 16:16 (19 votes). 60 other verses point back to it. It links with 27 other books, from Genesis 12 to James 3.

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Which verses does 1 Kings 3:9 point to?

The 20 strongest of 32, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. James 1:532 votes

    Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

  2. How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

  3. Hebrews 5:1419 votes

    But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.

  4. John 5:3018 votes

    I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

  5. if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure, …

  6. And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”

  7. Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. …

  8. Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.

  9. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, …

  10. Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness. May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.

Which verses point to 1 Kings 3:9?

The 10 strongest of 60.