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Definition and Usage:
The term "intelligent" refers to the capacity for understanding, reasoning, and problem-solving. In the biblical context, intelligence is often associated with wisdom, discernment, and the ability to apply knowledge in a godly manner. Intelligence is seen as a gift from God, enabling individuals to comprehend His will and live according to His commandments.

Biblical References:

1. Wisdom and Understanding:
Intelligence in the Bible is closely linked with wisdom and understanding. Proverbs 2:6 states, "For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding." This verse highlights that true intelligence is a divine gift, rooted in the fear of the Lord and the pursuit of His wisdom.

2. Discernment:
The ability to discern right from wrong is a key aspect of intelligence in the biblical sense. Hebrews 5:14 notes, "But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil." This discernment is a mark of spiritual maturity and intelligence.

3. Daniel's Example:
Daniel is a prime example of intelligence in the Bible. Daniel 1:17 states, "To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and wisdom; and Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds." Daniel's intelligence was a direct result of God's blessing, enabling him to serve effectively in a foreign land.

4. Solomon's Wisdom:
King Solomon is renowned for his intelligence, particularly his wisdom. In 1 Kings 3:12, God says to Solomon, "Behold, I have done according to your words. Behold, I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you." Solomon's intelligence was a divine endowment that enabled him to lead Israel with insight and justice.

5. The Role of the Holy Spirit:
Intelligence is also associated with the work of the Holy Spirit. In John 14:26, Jesus promises, "But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you." The Holy Spirit imparts understanding and insight, guiding believers into all truth.

Theological Implications:

· Divine Source: Intelligence is portrayed as a gift from God, not merely a human achievement. It is given for the purpose of glorifying God and fulfilling His purposes on earth.

· Moral and Spiritual Dimensions: Biblical intelligence encompasses moral and spiritual dimensions, emphasizing the importance of aligning one's understanding with God's will.

· Responsibility: With intelligence comes the responsibility to use it wisely and for the benefit of others, as seen in the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30).

Practical Application:

Believers are encouraged to seek intelligence through prayer, study of the Scriptures, and reliance on the Holy Spirit. James 1:5 advises, "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him." This pursuit of intelligence is not for personal gain but for the edification of the church and the advancement of God's kingdom.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as, man is an intelligent being.

2. (a.) Possessed of intelligence, education, or judgment; knowing; sensible; skilled; marked by intelligence; as, an intelligent young man; an intelligent architect; an intelligent answer.

3. (a.) Cognizant; aware; communicate.

Greek

4908. sunetos -- intelligent
... intelligent. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: sunetos Phonetic Spelling:
(soon-et'-os) Short Definition: intelligent, prudent, wise Definition ...
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5429. phronimos -- practically wise, sensible
... wise, sensible. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: phronimos Phonetic Spelling:
(fron'-ee-mos) Short Definition: intelligent, prudent Definition ...
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5428. phronesis -- understanding, practical wisdom
... pleases the Lord because God's inworkings of faith ("divine ," 4102 ), ie
Christ-enlightened perspective which has the sight to make intelligent (shrewd) ...
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627. apologia -- a speech in defense
... 627 (from 575 , "from" and 3056 , "intelligent reasoning") -- properly, a well-reasoned
reply; a to adequately address the issue(s) that is raised. ...
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1990. epistemon -- knowing, skilled
... endued with knowledge. From epistamai; intelligent -- endued with knowledge. see
GREEK epistamai. (epistemon) -- 1 Occurrence. 1989, 1990. epistemon. 1991 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2985. Yabin -- "one who is intelligent," two Canaanite kings
... 2984, 2985. Yabin. 2986 . "one who is intelligent," two Canaanite kings.
Transliteration: Yabin Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-bene') Short Definition: Jabin. ...
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257. Achban -- "brother of an intelligent one," an Israelite
... 256, 257. Achban. 258 . "brother of an intelligent one," an Israelite.
Transliteration: Achban Phonetic Spelling: (akh-bawn') Short Definition: Ahban. ...
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2450. chakam -- wise
... cunning man, subtil, wisehearted,. From chakam; wise, (ie Intelligent, skilful or
artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, ((un-)), wise((hearted), man). ...
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3823a. labab -- to get a mind or to encourage
... Word Origin denominative verb from lebab Definition to get a mind or to encourage
NASB Word Usage become intelligent (1), heart beat faster (2). 3823, 3823a. ...
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7922. sekel -- prudence, insight
... Word Origin from sakal Definition prudence, insight NASB Word Usage discretion
(3), insight (4), intelligent* (1), repute (1), sense (1), shrewdness (1 ...
/hebrew/7922.htm - 6k

995. bin -- to discern
... 1), gives them understanding (1), gives understanding (1), has understanding (6),
have understanding (1), have...understanding (1), intelligent (1), interpret ...
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6493. piqqeach -- seeing
... seeing, wise. From paqach; clear-sighted; figuratively, intelligent -- seeing, wise.
see HEBREW paqach. 6492, 6493. piqqeach. 6494 . Strong's Numbers.
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2896a. tob -- pleasant, agreeable, good
... good is better (1), good man (3), good men (1), good-looking* (1), gracious (1),
handsome (3), handsome* (1), happy (1), holiday* (3), intelligent* (1), kind (1 ...
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2815. Chashshub -- the name of several Israelites
... NASB Word Usage Hasshub (5). Hashub, Hasshub. From chashab; intelligent; Chashshub,
the name of two or three Israelites -- Hashub, Hasshub. see HEBREW chashab. ...
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7919. sakal -- to be prudent
... A primitive root; to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent --
consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill ...
/hebrew/7919.htm - 5k

Library

Stories for Intelligent Children
... STORIES FOR INTELLIGENT CHILDREN. A REALLY DELIGHTFUL SERIES, Charmingly Bound and
Illustrated Price 1s. each. Cloth Boards. By MILDRED DUFF and NOEL HOPE. ...
/.../duff/the bible in its making/stories for intelligent children.htm

This Reasoning and Intelligent Creature, Man, at once the Work and ...
... II."Ascetic and Moral. Chapter XII. This reasoning and intelligent creature,
man, at once the work and the likeness of the? ...
/.../gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/chapter xii this reasoning and.htm

Now Supposing God to have Brought a New Intelligent Creature into ...
... [Way-1-76] Now supposing God to have brought a new intelligent creature
into a new world? Now supposing God to have brought a ...
/.../law/the way to divine knowledge/way-1-76 now supposing god to.htm

That the Self-Existent Being must be Intelligent.
... VIII. Proposition VIII. That the self-existent being must be intelligent. The
self-existent and original cause of all things must be an intelligent being. ...
/.../viii proposition viii that the.htm

And Herein Consisteth the Infinite Goodness of God, in the Birth ...
... [Way-2-84] And herein consisteth the infinite goodness of God, in the
birth of all intelligent creatures? And herein consisteth ...
/.../law/the way to divine knowledge/way-2-84 and herein consisteth the.htm

From what Has Been Said, it Will be Manifest to Intelligent ...
... Chapter XVI. From what has been said, it will be manifest to intelligent
hearers how we have? From what has been said, it will ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xvi from what has.htm

Preface
... There are indications on every side of a deepening and far more intelligent interest
in the needs and possibilities of religious education. ...
/.../kent/the origin and permanent value of the old testament/preface.htm

Concerning Angels.
... An angel, then, is an intelligent essence, in perpetual motion, with free-will,
incorporeal, ministering to God, having obtained by grace an immortal nature ...
/.../john/exposition of the orthodox faith/chapter iii concerning angels.htm

Unity of Moral Action.
... (b) All intelligent choice, as has been formerly shown, must respect ends or
means. ... To deny this were to deny that the choice is intelligent. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/finney/systematic theology/lecture ix unity of moral.htm

Spelling God.
... It is simply this: glad surrender of will to the God of the Book. I mean a strong
intelligent yielding to His mastery in all of one's plans and life. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/spelling god.htm

Thesaurus

Intelligent (47 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Endowed with the faculty of understanding
or reason; as, man is an intelligent being. 2. (a.) Possessed ...
/i/intelligent.htm - 20k

Intelligence (45 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) An intelligent being or spirit; -- generally applied to pure spirits; as,
a created intelligence. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. INTELLIGENCE. ...
/i/intelligence.htm - 19k

Magician (5 Occurrences)
... of ideas? There must be an implied belief in the uniformly of Nature or
in the controlling power of intelligent beings. 2. Magic ...
/m/magician.htm - 24k

Magic (12 Occurrences)
... of ideas? There must be an implied belief in the uniformly of Nature or
in the controlling power of intelligent beings. 2. Magic ...
/m/magic.htm - 29k

Intelligently (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In an intelligent manner; with intelligence.
Multi-Version Concordance Intelligently (2 Occurrences). ...
/i/intelligently.htm - 7k

Increaseth (21 Occurrences)
... continually. (KJV WBS). Proverbs 1:5 (The wise doth hear and increaseth learning,
And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.) (YLT). Proverbs ...
/i/increaseth.htm - 12k

Rations (3 Occurrences)
... Matthew 24:45 "Who therefore is the loyal and intelligent servant to whom his master
has entrusted the control of his household to give them their rations at ...
/r/rations.htm - 7k

Law (670 Occurrences)
... acceptation in which the term, in its literal meaning, is employed, may be said
to be a rule laid down for the guidance of an intelligent being, by an ...
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Revelation (52 Occurrences)
... The one is addressed generally to all intelligent creatures, and is therefore
accessible to all men; the other is addressed to a special class of sinners, to ...
/r/revelation.htm - 89k

Virtuous (5 Occurrences)
... and saith, 'Lo, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skilful in playing,
and a mighty virtuous man, and a man of battle, and intelligent in word, and ...
/v/virtuous.htm - 8k

Resources

What is the Intelligent Design Theory? | GotQuestions.org

How is Intelligent Design any different from belief in a Flying Spaghetti Monster? | GotQuestions.org

What is the best evidence/argument for intelligent design? | GotQuestions.org

Intelligent: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance

Intelligent (47 Occurrences)

Matthew 11:25
At that time, Jesus answered, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
(See NAS)

Matthew 24:45
"Who therefore is the loyal and intelligent servant to whom his master has entrusted the control of his household to give them their rations at the appointed time?
(WEY)

Luke 10:21
In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight."
(See NAS)

Luke 12:42
"Who, then," replied the Lord, "is the faithful and intelligent steward whom his Master will put in charge of His household to serve out their rations at the proper times?
(WEY)

Acts 13:7
who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He, having called Barnabas and Saul to him, desired to hear the word of God.
(DBY YLT NIV)

Romans 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your intelligent service.
(DBY YLT)

1 Corinthians 1:19
For so it stands written, "I will exhibit the nothingness of the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought."
(WEY YLT NIV)

1 Corinthians 10:15
I speak as to intelligent persons: do ye judge what I say.
(DBY)

James 3:13
Who 'is' wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,
(YLT)

Genesis 41:33
And now, let Pharaoh provide a man, intelligent and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt;
(YLT)

Genesis 41:39
and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'After God's causing thee to know all this, there is none intelligent and wise as thou;
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 1:13
Give for yourselves men, wise and intelligent, and known to your tribes, and I set them for your heads;
(YLT)

1 Samuel 16:18
And one of the servants answereth and saith, 'Lo, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skilful in playing, and a mighty virtuous man, and a man of battle, and intelligent in word, and a man of form, and Jehovah 'is' with him.'
(YLT)

1 Samuel 25:3
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful face: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
(See NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 15:22
And Chenaniah, head of the Levites, 'is' over the burden; he instructeth about the burden, for he 'is' intelligent.
(YLT)

1 Chronicles 25:7
And their number, with their brethren -- taught in the song of Jehovah, all who are intelligent -- is two hundred, eighty and eight.
(YLT)

1 Chronicles 25:8
And they cause to fall lots -- charge over-against 'charge', as well the small as the great, the intelligent with the learner.
(YLT)

Nehemiah 8:2
And Ezra the priest bringeth the law before the assembly, both of men and women, and every one intelligent to hear, on the first day of the seventh month,
(YLT)

Nehemiah 8:3
and he readeth in it before the broad place that 'is' before the water-gate, from the light till the middle of the day, over-against the men, and the women, and those intelligent, and the ears of all the people 'are' unto the book of the law.
(YLT)

Nehemiah 10:28
And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and every one who hath been separated from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every knowing intelligent one,
(YLT)

Job 11:12
An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey's colt.
(See NAS)

Job 18:2
How long will ye hunt for words? Be intelligent, and then we will speak.
(DBY)

Proverbs 1:5
He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels:
(DBY YLT)

Proverbs 8:9
All of them 'are' plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.
(YLT)

Proverbs 10:13
In the lips of an intelligent man wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
(DBY YLT)

Proverbs 14:6
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none for him; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.
(DBY YLT)

Proverbs 14:33
Wisdom resteth in the heart of the intelligent man; but that which is in the foolish maketh itself known.
(DBY YLT)

Proverbs 15:14
The heart of an intelligent man seeketh knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish feedeth on folly.
(DBY YLT NAS)

Proverbs 16:21
The wise in heart is called intelligent, and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
(DBY YLT)

Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise maketh his mouth intelligent, and upon his lips increaseth learning.
(DBY)

Proverbs 17:10
Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.
(YLT)

Proverbs 17:24
The face of the intelligent 'is' to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.
(YLT)

Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is reckoned wise, and he that shutteth his lips, intelligent.
(DBY YLT RSV)

Proverbs 18:15
The heart of an intelligent man getteth knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
(DBY YLT RSV)

Proverbs 19:25
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge.
(DBY YLT)

Proverbs 28:2
By the transgression of a land many 'are' its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right -- it is prolonged.
(YLT)

Proverbs 28:7
Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.
(YLT)

Proverbs 28:11
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.
(YLT)

Ecclesiastes 9:11
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to the intelligent, nor yet favour to men of knowledge; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
(DBY YLT RSV)

Isaiah 3:3
Head of fifty, and accepted of faces, And counsellor, and the wise of artificers, And the intelligent of charmers.
(YLT)

Isaiah 5:21
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and intelligent in their own esteem!
(DBY YLT)

Isaiah 10:13
For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I am intelligent; and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and, like a valiant man, I have brought down them that sit on thrones;
(DBY YLT)

Isaiah 29:14
therefore, behold, I will proceed to do marvellously with this people, to do marvellously, even with wonder, and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their intelligent ones shall be hid.
(DBY YLT NIV)

Jeremiah 4:22
For my people 'are' foolish, me they have not known, Foolish sons 'are' they, yea, they 'are' not intelligent, Wise 'are' they to do evil, And to do good they have not known.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 49:7
Concerning Edom: 'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? Perished hath counsel from the intelligent? Vanished hath their wisdom?
(YLT)

Daniel 1:4
Children in whom was no blemish, but of good appearance, and skillful in all wisdom, and intelligent in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.
(WBS)

Hosea 14:9
Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? intelligent, and he shall know them? For the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but the transgressors shall fall therein.
(DBY)

Subtopics

Intelligent

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Related Terms

Intelligence (45 Occurrences)

Magician (5 Occurrences)

Magic (12 Occurrences)

Intelligently (2 Occurrences)

Increaseth (21 Occurrences)

Rations (3 Occurrences)

Law (670 Occurrences)

Revelation (52 Occurrences)