I wisdom: Psalms 104:24; Isaiah 55:8-9; Romans 11:33; Ephesians 1:8, Ephesians 1:11, Ephesians 3:10; Colossians 2:3
prudence: or, subtlety
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Proverbs 8:12
Proverbs 8:12
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