1. 1 Rois 10:7 (NEG79)
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What connection does the Bible make between wisdom and prosperity?

1 Rois 10:7 (NEG79)

7 Je ne le croyais pas, avant d'être venue et d'avoir vu de mes yeux. Et voici, on ne m'en a pas dit la moitié. Tu as plus de sagesse et de prospérité que la renommée ne me l'a fait connaître.

Solomon was rich, and so was the queen of Sheba. Because of her wisdom, her land prospered, just as it happened in Israel. They were both wise and rich. Wisdom of God is that you know what to do in a given situation. Wisdom is when a king rules in such a way that the land and the people prosper. The queen of Sheba gave the wealth of the world: 3,600 kilograms of gold. Moreover, she gave spices such as have never been in Jerusalem (1 Kings 10:10).