Psalms 119:125
I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
I am thy seruant, giue me vnderstanding: that I may know thy Testimonies.
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- James 3:13–17Rank 1 from verse 125
13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
13Who is a wise man and indued with knowledge amongst you? let him shew out of a good conuersation his workes with meekenes of wisedome.
14But if ye haue bitter enuying and strife in your hearts glory not, and lie not against the trueth.
15This wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, ‖sensuall, deuilish.
16For where enuying and strife is, there is †confusion, and euery euill worke.
17But the wisedome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easie to be intreated, full of mercy, and good fruits, ‖without partialitie, and without hypocrisie.
- 2 Corinthians 3:5–6Rank 2 from verse 125
5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
6Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
5Not that wee are sufficient of our selues to thinke any thing as of our selues: but our sufficiencie is of God:
6Who also hath made vs able ministers of the New Testament, not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit ‖giueth life.
- Proverbs 14:8Rank 4 from verse 125
- Psalms 116:16Rank 5 from verse 125
- Psalms 119:34Rank 6 from verse 125
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- Psalms 119:11Rank 8 from verse 125
- Psalms 119:18–19Rank 9 from verse 125
- Psalms 119:29Rank 10 from verse 125
- Psalms 119:66Rank 11 from verse 125
- Romans 6:22Rank 12 from verse 125
- 2 Chronicles 1:7–10Rank 13 from verse 125
7¶ In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
8And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
9Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
10Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
7¶ In that night did God appeare vnto Solomon, and saide vnto him; Aske what I shall giue thee.
8And Solomon saide vnto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy vnto Dauid my father, and hast made *me to reigne in his stead:
9Now, O LORD God, let thy promise vnto Dauid my father be established: *for thou hast made mee King ouer a people, †like the dust of the earth in multitude.
10Giue *mee now wisedome and knowledge, that I may goe out and come in before this people. For who can iudge this thy people, that is so great?
- 2 Timothy 2:7Rank 14 from verse 125
- Psalms 119:94Rank 15 from verse 125
- Psalms 86:16Rank 16 from verse 125
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Psalms 119:125
One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.
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To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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understanding
1. The capacity or act of perceiving, comprehending, discerning, judging, interpreting, or applying knowledge. 2. Knowledge, insight, wisdom, or prudent judgment possessed or gained. 3. Skill or ability in a work, art, subject, vision, saying, or interpretation.
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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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testimonies
Witnesses, records, declarations, or divine commands that bear witness.
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124Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
124Deale with thy seruant according vnto thy mercie: and teach me thy Statutes.
125I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
125I am thy seruant, giue me vnderstanding: that I may know thy Testimonies.
Selected passage126It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law.
126 It is time for thee, LORD, to worke: for they haue made voyde thy Law.