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Bible Verses About Understanding God

This collection includes 50 passages about Understanding God. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.

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But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

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Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

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O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

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For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

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That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

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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.

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

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Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

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For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

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And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

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And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

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Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

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Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.

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But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

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Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

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What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?

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

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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;

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They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

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There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

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Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

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

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And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

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Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

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Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

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And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

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As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

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Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

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But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

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For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

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Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.

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Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

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Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

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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.

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If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

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But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.

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The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

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God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

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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;

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