15 Bible Verses about God Giving Understanding

“But it is a spirit in man,
And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.

Evil men do not understand justice,
But those who seek the Lord understand all things.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments;
His praise endures forever.

Your testimonies are righteous forever;
Give me understanding that I may live.

From Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.

The unfolding of Your words gives light;
It gives understanding to the simple.

As for every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and conjurers who were in all his realm.

There is a man in your kingdom in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, insight and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, your father the king, appointed him chief of the magicians, conjurers, Chaldeans and diviners.

But as for me, this mystery has not been revealed to me for any wisdom residing in me more than in any other living man, but for the purpose of making the interpretation known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.

He gave me instruction and talked with me and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding.

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God,

For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my meditation.

I understand more than the aged,
Because I have observed Your precepts.