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1 Kings 3:9
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Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
About 1 Kings 3:9
1 Kings 3:9 from 1 Kings speaks directly to Do Not Judge and Judge Not, offering wisdom drawn from the Old Testament tradition. This passage in the history literature of Scripture is widely cherished by students and teachers alike.
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- Hebrews 13:4
“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”
- 1 Corinthians 5:12
“For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?”
- 1 Corinthians 6:2
“Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?”
- 1 Samuel 2:25
“If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.”
- 1 Samuel 24:15
“The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.”
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How to Apply 1 Kings 3:9
Study 1 Kings 3:9 in context by reading the surrounding passage in 1 Kings. Identify one person in your life who might be encouraged by this verse on the theme of Do Not Judge. Share it with them and open a conversation rooted in Scripture — sometimes the most practical application is passing the Word along.