15 Bible Verses about God Giving Understanding
Most Relevant Verses
Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will grant you understanding in all [these things].
Men of evil do not understand justice, but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.
The fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of wisdom; all who do them have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.
The righteousness of your testimonies [is] forever; give me understanding that I may live.
From your precepts I get understanding, therefore I hate every false way.
And in every matter of wisdom [and] understanding [about] which the king inquired from them, he found them ten times better [than] all [of] the magicians [and] conjurers that {were in his entire kingdom}.
There is a man in your kingdom {who has the spirit of the holy gods in him}. And in the days of your {predecessor}, enlightenment and insight and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods was found in him; and, O king, Nebuchadnezzar your {predecessor} appointed him [as] chief of the magicians, the conjurers, the {astrologers}, [and] the diviners. Your {predecessor} the king [did this]
And as for me, [it is] not because of wisdom that is in me more than {any other living person} [that] this mystery is revealed to me, but {in order that} the explanation may be made known to the king and you will {understand} the thoughts of your {mind}.
And he instructed [me] and he spoke with me and he said, "Daniel I have now come out to teach you understanding.
Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who [is] from God, in order that we may know the things freely given to us by God,
Because of this also we, from the day we heard about [it], did not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled [with] the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual insight,
I have more insight than all my teachers, for your testimonies [are] my meditation.
