1 Kings 10:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.”
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“But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me; thy wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and I gave no credence to the words till that I have come, and my eyes see, and lo, it was not declared to me--the half; thou hast added wisdom and goodness unto the report that I heard.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 10:7 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 48:9Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.
- Isaiah 64:4From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
- Zechariah 9:17How lovely they will be,and how beautiful!Grain will make the young men flourish,and new wine, the young women.
- Mark 16:11And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
- John 20:25So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”
- 1 Corinthians 2:9Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
- 1 John 3:2Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
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