1 Kings 4:30
Good News Translation
Solomon was wiser than the wise men of the East or the wise men of Egypt.

New Revised Standard Version
so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

New American Bible
Solomon’s wisdom surpassed that of all the peoples of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the Orientals, and of the Egyptians;

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the Orientals, and of the Egyptians;

the children

Genesis 25:6 And to the children of the concubines he gave gifts, and separated them from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, to the east country.

Job 1:3 And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a family exceedingly great: and this man was great among all the people of the east.

Daniel 1:20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the diviners, and wise men, that were in all his kingdom.

Daniel 4:7 This was the vision of my head in my bed: I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was exceeding great.

Daniel 5:11,12 There is a man in thy kingdom that hath the spirit of the holy gods in him: and in the days of thy father knowledge and wisdom were found in him: for king Nabuchodonosor, thy father, appointed him prince of the wise men, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers, thy father, I say, O king: . . .

Matthew 2:1,16 When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, . . .

the wisdom of Egypt

Isaiah 19:11,12 The princes of Tanis are become fools, the wise counsellors of Pharao have given foolish counsel: how will you say to Pharao: I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? . . .

Acts 7:22 And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians: and he was mighty in his words and in his deeds.

Context
Solomon's Wisdom
29And God gave to Solomon wisdom, and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, as the sand that is on the sea shore. 30And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the Orientals, and of the Egyptians;31And he was wiser than all men: wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Dorda, the sons of Mahol, and he was renowned in all nations round about.…
Cross References
Acts 7:22
And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians: and he was mighty in his words and in his deeds.

Genesis 29:1
Then Jacob went on in his journey, and came into the east country.

Judges 6:33
Now all Madian, and Amalec, and the eastern people, were gathered together, and passing over the Jordan, camped in the valley of Jezrael.

1 Kings 10:23
And king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 1:16
I have spoken in my heart, saying: Behold I am become great, and have gone beyond all in wisdom, that were before me in Jerusalem: and my mind hath contemplated many things wisely, and I have learned.

Isaiah 19:11
The princes of Tanis are become fools, the wise counsellors of Pharao have given foolish counsel: how will you say to Pharao: I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

Ezekiel 25:4
Therefore will I deliver thee to the men of the east for an inheritance, and they shall place their sheepcotes in thee, and shall set up their tents in thee: they shall eat thy fruits: and they shall drink thy milk.

Daniel 1:20
And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the diviners, and wise men, that were in all his kingdom.

1 Kings 4:29
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