The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How do you say to Pharaoh,“ I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?”
youths in whom was no defect, but well- favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and endowed with knowledge, and understanding science, and who had the ability to stand in the king’s palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.
He said to them,“ What things?” They said to him,“ The things concerning Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;
God gave Solomon abundant wisdom and understanding, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is on the seashore.Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.At the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.The king talked with them; and among them all was found no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore stood they before the king.In every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm.