Benjamin Franklin told some of his closest associates that his favorite Book in the Bible, was the Book of Proverbs. That book is deemed by scholars to have been written by King Solomon. And Ben loved Solomon. You can tell by reading that Proverbs was even the source for some of Franklin’s adages and quotes in his “Poor Richard’s Almanac.”

Even so, some of Franklin’s favorite passages came from the Book of Kings. In this scripture the story is told of an angel of the Lord appearing to the boy, Solomon, and asking of him “What gift do you want to rule your country? Riches? Intelligence? Power?” Solomon’s simple answer was “give me the gift of an understanding heart to judge thy people.”
(1 Kings 3:12).

Ben concluded that an understanding heart, wisdom, and character were more important to a man than riches, intelligence, or power. He even added “Humility” to his list of character traits that he wanted to pursue and perfect.