Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from Solomon which he didn’t tell her.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
- BSB And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for him to explain.
- NKJV So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for Solomon that he could not explain it to her.
- NASB Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from Solomon which he did not explain to her.
- NLT Solomon had answers for all her questions; nothing was too hard for him to explain to her.
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- 1 Kgs 3:12behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart; so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none will arise like you.
- John 15:15No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
- Mark 4:11He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
- Mark 4:34Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
- Prov 18:4The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
- 1 Kgs 4:29God gave Solomon abundant wisdom and understanding, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is on the seashore.
- Jas 1:5But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
- Heb 4:12For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Col 2:3in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.
- Prov 13:20One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
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