He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand five.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Kings 4:32 in context
1 Kings 4:29–34
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God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore.
30
Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31
For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.
32
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He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand five.
33
He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he also spoke of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.
34
People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
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