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1611 King James Bible

Wisdom of Solomon 9

  1. Wisdom of Solomon 9:1 O God of my fathers, and Lord of mercy, who hast made all things with thy word,
  2. Wisdom of Solomon 9:2 And ordained man through thy wisedome, that he should haue dominion ouer the creatures, which thou hast made,
  3. Wisdom of Solomon 9:3 And order the world according to equitie and righteousnesse, and execute iudgement with an vpright heart:
  4. Wisdom of Solomon 9:4 Giue me wisedome that sitteth by thy Throne, and reiect me not from among thy children:
  5. Wisdom of Solomon 9:5 For I thy seruant and sonne of thine handmaide, am a feeble person, and of a short time, and too young for the vnderstanding of iudgement and lawes.
  6. Wisdom of Solomon 9:6 For though a man be neuer so perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisedome be not with him, hee shall be nothing regarded.
  7. Wisdom of Solomon 9:7 Thou hast chosen me to be a king of thy people, and a Iudge of thy sons and daughters:
  8. Wisdom of Solomon 9:8 Thou hast commaunded me to build a Temple vpon thy holy mount, and an Altar in the city wherein thou dwellest, a resemblance of the holy Tabernacle which thou hast prepared from the beginning:
  9. Wisdom of Solomon 9:9 And wisedome was with thee: which knoweth thy workes, and was present when thou madest the world, and knew what was acceptable in thy sight, and right in thy Commaundements.
  10. Wisdom of Solomon 9:10 O send her out of thy holy heauens, and from the Throne of thy glory, that being present shee may labour with mee, that I may know what is pleasing vnto thee.
  11. Wisdom of Solomon 9:11 For she knoweth and vnderstandeth all things, and shee shall leade me soberly in my doings, and preserue me in her power.
  12. Wisdom of Solomon 9:12 So shall my workes be acceptable, and then shall I iudge thy people righteously, and be worthy to sit in my fathers seate.
  13. Wisdom of Solomon 9:13 For what man is hee that can know the counsell of God? or who can thinke what the will of the Lord is?
  14. Wisdom of Solomon 9:14 For the thoughts of mortall men are miserable, and our deuices are but vncertaine.
  15. Wisdom of Solomon 9:15 For the corruptible body presseth downe the soule, and the earthy tabernacle weigheth downe the minde that museth vpon many things.
  16. Wisdom of Solomon 9:16 And hardly doe we gesse aright at things that are vpon earth, and with labour doe wee find the things that are before vs: but the things that are in heauen, who hath searched out?
  17. Wisdom of Solomon 9:17 And thy counsell who hath knowen, except thou giue wisedome, and send thy holy spirit from aboue?
  18. Wisdom of Solomon 9:18 For so the wayes of them which liued on the earth were reformed, and men were taught the things that are pleasing vnto thee, and were saued through wisedome.