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Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore.

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

For he was wiser than all other people, more than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was known in all the surrounding nations.

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.

He also told three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005.

And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

He told of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows on the wall; he told also of animals, birds, crawling things, and fish.

And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

People came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.