...this principle, — " The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge ;" for, " God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all...

...and elaborate researches must have comprehended its most perfect illustration. " And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the east country, and all the wisdom of...

...follow them down as they branch off' into a variety of subjects. "And God gave Solomon," we are told, "wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness...heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore. And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of...

...exceeding much, [so much, that a hyperbole is resorted to, to express the greatness of the wisdom !] and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore, [ie beyond computation.] And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of...

...King Solomon himself. The wisdom of Solomon is thus spoken of in the Bible: — "And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. And Solomon's wisdom * Gen. i. 27—31. 248 THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON. , excelled the wisdom...

...character of Solomon. It is set forth as an article distinct from understanding. " God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore." This " largeness of heart" is the very thing meant by the following passage, "the liberal...

...talents, and of the extensively useful purposes to which he applied them. He says, " God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. And he spake three thousand proverbs ; and his songs were a thousand and five." Though many...

...the largeness of his heart was equal to the capacity and strength of his mind. "And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore." These were uncommon instances of the progress of the human mind and human heart; yet they...

...Knowledge ; and Scripture seems to say the same thing. " God gave Solomon," says the inspired writer, " wisdom and understanding, exceeding much, and largeness of heart even as the sand that is on the sea shore. . . . And he spake three thousand proverbs, and his songs were a thousand and five. And...

...wisdom given to him — the gift of wisdom directly from God, (see 1 Kings iii. 4.) " ' God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all...