UNDERSTANDING
Proverbs
2:6
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs
4:5
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline
from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs
4:7
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy
getting get understanding.
- Exodus
31:3
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding,
and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
- Exodus
35:31
And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding,
and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
- Exodus
36:1
Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom
the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all
manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that
the LORD had commanded.
- Deuteronomy
1:13
Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your
tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
- Deuteronomy
4:6
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding
in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and
say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding
people.
- Deuteronomy
32:28
For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding
in them.
- 1
Samuel 25:3
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail:
and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful
countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he
was of the house of Caleb.
- 1
Kings 3:9
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy
people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to
judge this thy so great a people?
- 1
Kings 3:11
And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not
asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor
hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding
to discern judgment;
- 1
Kings 3:12
Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a
wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like
thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
- 1
Kings 4:29
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much,
and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
- 1
Kings 7:14
He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man
of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding,
and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon,
and wrought all his work.
1
Chronicles 12:32
And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding
of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were
two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
- 1
Chronicles 22:12
Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee
charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy
God.
- 2
Chronicles 2:12
Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made
heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued
with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for
the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
- 2
Chronicles 2:13
And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding,
of Huram my father's,
- 2
Chronicles 26:5
And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding
in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him
to prosper.
- Ezra
8:16
Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and
for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for
Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
- Ezra
8:18
And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding,
of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and
Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
- Nehemiah
8:2
And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men
and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the
first day of the seventh month.
- Nehemiah
10:28
And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the
singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from
the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons,
and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;
- Job
12:3
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to
you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
- Job
12:12
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
- Job
12:13
With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
- Job
12:20
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding
of the aged.
- Job
17:4
For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore
shalt thou not exalt them.
- Job
20:3
I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding
causeth me to answer.
- Job
26:12
He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he
smiteth through the proud.
- Job
28:12
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
- Job
28:20
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
- Job
28:28
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and
to depart from evil is understanding.
- Job
32:8
But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty
giveth them understanding.
- Job
34:10
Therefore hearken unto me ye men of understanding: far be it
from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he
should commit iniquity.
- Job
34:16
If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice
of my words.
- Job
34:34
Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken
unto me.
- Job
38:4
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if
thou hast understanding.
- Job
38:36
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding
to the heart?
- Job
39:17
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to
her understanding.
Psalm
32:9
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding:
whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near
unto thee.
- Psalm
47:7
For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
- Psalm
49:3
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be
of understanding.
- Psalm
111:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding
have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
- Psalm
119:34
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall
observe it with my whole heart.
- Psalm
119:73
Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding,
that I may learn thy commandments.
- Psalm
119:99
I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy
testimonies are my meditation.
- Psalm
119:104
Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate
every false way.
- Psalm
119:125
I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy
testimonies.
- Psalm
119:130
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding
unto the simple.
- Psalm
119:144
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding,
and I shall live.
- Psalm
119:169
Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding
according to thy word.
- Psalm
147:5
Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is
infinite.
- Proverbs
1:2
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
- Proverbs
1:5
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding
shall attain unto wise counsels:
- Proverbs
2:2
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
- Proverbs
2:3
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
- Proverbs
2:6
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
- Proverbs
2:11
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
- Proverbs
3:4
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight
of God and man.
- Proverbs
3:5
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
- Proverbs
3:13
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
- Proverbs
3:19
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding
hath he established the heavens.
- Proverbs
4:1
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
- Proverbs
4:5
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline
from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs
4:6 "Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love
her, and she shall keep thee."
- Proverbs
4:7
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy
getting get understanding.
- Proverbs
5:1
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
- Proverbs
6:32
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding:
he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
- Proverbs
7:4
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy
kinswoman:
- Proverbs
7:7
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young
man void of understanding,
- Proverbs
8:1
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
- Proverbs
8:5
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding
heart.
- Proverbs
8:14
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have
strength.
- Proverbs
9:4
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding,
she saith to him,
- Proverbs
9:6
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
- Proverbs
9:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of
the holy is understanding.
- Proverbs
9:16
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding,
she saith to him,
- Proverbs
10:13
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but
a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
- Proverbs
10:23
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding
hath wisdom.
- Proverbs
11:12
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding
holdeth his peace.
- Proverbs
12:11
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that
followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
- Proverbs
13:15
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors
is hard.
- Proverbs
14:29
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that
is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
- Proverbs
14:33
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but
that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
- Proverbs
15:14
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but
the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
- Proverbs
15:21
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding
walketh uprightly.
- Proverbs
15:32
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that
heareth reproof getteth understanding.
- Proverbs
16:16
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding
rather to be chosen than silver!
- Proverbs
16:22
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it:
but the instruction of fools is folly.
- Proverbs
17:18
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety
in the presence of his friend.
- Proverbs
17:24
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a
fool are in the ends of the earth.
- Proverbs
17:27
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding
is of an excellent spirit.
- Proverbs
17:28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that
shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
- Proverbs
18:2
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may
discover itself.
- Proverbs
19:8
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding
shall find good.
- Proverbs
19:25
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding,
and he will understand knowledge.
- Proverbs
20:5
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding
will draw it out.
- Proverbs
21:16
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall
remain in the congregation of the dead.
- Proverbs
21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the
LORD.
- Proverbs
23:23
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
- Proverbs
24:3
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is
established:
- Proverbs
24:30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man
void of understanding;
- Proverbs
28:2
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a
man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be
prolonged.
- Proverbs
28:11
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding
searcheth him out.
- Proverbs
28:16
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great
oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
- Proverbs
30:2
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding
of a man.
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 men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill;
but time and chance happeneth to them all.
- Isaiah
11:2
And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom
and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit
of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
- Isaiah
11:3
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the
LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither
reprove after the hearing of his ears:
- Isaiah
27:11
When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the
women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding:
therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that
formed them will shew them no favour.
Isaiah
29:14
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this
people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their
wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent
men shall be hid.
- Isaiah
29:16
Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the
potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me
not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
- Isaiah
29:24
They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and
they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
- Isaiah
40:14
With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in
the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the
way of understanding?
Isaiah
40:28
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the
LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is
weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
- Isaiah
44:19
And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding
to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked
bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and
shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to
the stock of a tree?
Jeremiah
3:15
And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed
you with knowledge and understanding.
- Jeremiah
4:22
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish
children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do
evil, but to do good they have no knowledge
- Jeremiah
5:21
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding;
which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
- Jeremiah
51:15
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by
his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
- Ezekiel
28:4
With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten
thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
- Daniel
1:4
Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all
wisdom, and cunning 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 tongue of the Chaldeans.
- Daniel
1:17
As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all
learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all
visions and dreams.
- Daniel
1:20
And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king
enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians
and astrologers that were in all his realm.
- Daniel
2:21
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and
setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them
that know understanding:
- Daniel
4:34
And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto
heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed
the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever,
whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from
generation to generation:
- Daniel
5:11
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods;
and in the days of thy father light and understanding and
wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king
Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of
the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
- Daniel
5:12
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding,
interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving
of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named
Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the
interpretation.
- Daniel
5:14
I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and
that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in
thee.
- Daniel
8:23
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are
come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding
dark sentences, shall stand up.
- Daniel
9:22
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now
come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
- Daniel
10:1
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto
Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but
the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding
of the vision.
- Daniel
11:35
And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and
to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because
it is yet for a time appointed.
- Hosea
13:2
And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of
their silver, and idols according to their own understanding,
all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that
sacrifice kiss the calves.
- Obadiah
1:7
All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border:
the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed
against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee:
there is none understanding in him.
- Obadiah
1:8
Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out
of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
- Matthew
15:16
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
- Mark
7:18
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also?
Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into
the man, it cannot defile him;
- Mark
12:33
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding,
and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his
neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and
sacrifices.
- Luke
1:3
It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of
all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most
excellent Theophilus,
- Luke
2:47
And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and
answers.
- Luke
24:45
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand
the scriptures,
- Romans
1:31
Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural
affection, implacable, unmerciful:
- 1
Corinthians 1:19
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will
bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
- 1
Corinthians 14:14
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding
is unfruitful.
- 1
Corinthians 14:15
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding
also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding
also.
- 1
Corinthians 14:19
Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding,
that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in
an unknown tongue.
- 1
Corinthians 14:20
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice
be ye children, but in understanding be men.
- Ephesians
1:18
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may
know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory
of his inheritance in the saints,
- Ephesians
4:18
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the
life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the
blindness of their heart:
- Ephesians
5:17
Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of
the Lord is.
- Philippians
4:7
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
- Colossians
1:9
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray
for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of
his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
- Colossians
2:2
That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and
unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the
acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
- 1
Timothy 1:7
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what
they say, nor whereof they affirm.
- 2
Timothy 2:7
Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in
all things.
- 1
John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding,
that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even
in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
- Revelation
13:18
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the
number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is
Six hundred threescore and six.