Bible Verses About Understanding

For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

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.

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

Then he opened their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

Without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

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.

Take ye wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

Keep therefore and do [them]; for this [is] your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which will hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation [is] a wise and understanding people.

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.

Give therefore to 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?

And God said to 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 thy enemies: but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like to thee.

And God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that [is] on the sea-shore.

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 ingenious to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.