94 Bible Verses about Understanding

Great is our Lord and of great power; his intelligence is infinite.

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,

illuminating the eyes of your understanding, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints

He that refuses chastening despises his own soul, but he that hears reproof has an understanding heart.

In the lips of the prudent wisdom is found and is a rod unto the back of him that is void of understanding.

He that is void of understanding despises his neighbour, but the intelligent man remains silent.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of intelligence will draw it out.

Blessed is the man that has found wisdom and who brings to light intelligence,

He that gets wisdom loves his own soul; he keeps intelligence that he might find that which is good.

This I say, therefore, and require in the Lord that from now on ye not walk as the other Gentiles walk in the vanity of their own senses, 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, who, after losing all sense of feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness to work all uncleanness with greediness.

He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread, but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.

But whosoever commits adultery with a woman has a fault in his heart; he that does it corrupts his own soul.

because having known God, they did not glorify him as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and of fourfooted beasts and of serpents.

Those that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and that which is most precious to them is useful for nothing; and they are their own witnesses that they do not see, nor understand; therefore, they shall be ashamed. Who has formed God? And who cast a graven image that is profitable for nothing? Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed; for the workmen, they are of men; even if all of them are gathered together and stand, they shall fear and shall be ashamed together. read more.
The smith shall take the tongs; he shall work among the coals; he shall give it form with the hammers and bring forth in it the arm of his strength; though he is hungry and his strength fails: he shall not drink water, even if he faints. The carpenter stretches out his rule; he measures it with a line; he fits it with planes; he marks it out with the compass; he makes it after the form of a noble man, in the likeness of the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. He shall hew down cedars and take the cypress and the oak, and he shall strengthen himself with the trees of the forest; he shall plant a fir tree, which shall be nourished with the rain. The man shall then use of it for firewood; for he will take thereof and warm himself; he will kindle it and bake bread; he will also make a god and worship it; he will fabricate an idol and shall kneel down before it. He shall burn part of it in the fire; with another part thereof he shall eat flesh; he shall roast meat and shall satisfy himself. Afterwards he shall warm himself and say, Aha, I have warmed myself, I have seen fire; the residue of it he turns into god, into his graven image; he humbles himself before it and worships it and prays unto it and says, Deliver me; for thou art my god. They did not know nor understand; for he has anointed their eyes that they not see and their hearts that they not understand. He does not return to his right mind; he does not have knowledge nor intelligence to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; I have also baked bread upon the coals of it; I have roasted flesh and eaten it and shall I make the residue of it an abomination? Do I have to humble myself before the trunk of a tree?

He that is slow to wrath is of great intelligence, but he that is short of spirit exalts folly.

He that refuses chastening despises his own soul, but he that hears reproof has an understanding heart.

Resh The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; Schin A good understanding have all those that do his will; Tau His praise endures for ever.

Smite a scorner, and the simple will become prudent, and reproving one that has understanding, he will understand knowledge.

My son, if thou wilt receive my words and hide my commandments within thee so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to intelligence, yea, if thou criest for understanding and givest thy voice unto intelligence, read more.
if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hid treasures, then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD gives wisdom; out of his mouth comes knowledge and intelligence. He keeps the person of the upright; he is a buckler to those that walk perfectly, keeping the paths of judgment and the way of his merciful ones. Then shalt thou understand righteousness and judgment and equity, yea, every good path.

And he said unto them, These are the words which I spoke unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses and in the prophets and in the psalms, concerning me. Then he opened their understanding that they might understand the scriptures and said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day; read more.
and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding and give thee commandments for Israel, and that thou keep the law of the LORD thy God.

But we know that the Son of God is come and has given us 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.

Certainly there is a spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty gives them understanding.

JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, and I shall learn thy commandments. Those that fear thee will be glad when they see me because I have waited on thy word. I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

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

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I invent the knowledge of giving counsel. The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride, arrogancy, the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate. With me is counsel, and existence; I am understanding; strength belongs to me.

Behold, I have taught you statutes and rights, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do thus in the midst of the land where ye are about to enter in to possess it. Keep them, therefore, and do them, for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who shall hear all these statutes and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

A man void of understanding strikes hands and becomes surety in the presence of his friend.

In the lips of the prudent wisdom is found and is a rod unto the back of him that is void of understanding.

I went by the field of the slothful and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding, and, behold, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered its face, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it and received chastening. read more.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travels and thy want as an armed man.

Declare this in the house of Jacob and publish it in Judah, saying, Hear now this, O foolish people and without heart, who have eyes and do not see; who have ears, and do not hear:

Through faith we understand that the ages were framed by the word of God, that which is seen being made of that which was not seen.

LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in the heavens. Thy truth is from generation to generation; thou hast established the earth, and it perseveres. They persevere unto this day by thy ordinance; for they are all thy slaves. read more.
Unless thy law had been my delight, I should have perished in my affliction. I will never forget thy precepts; for with them thou hast caused me to live. I am thine, keep me; for I have sought thy precepts. The wicked have waited for me to destroy me, but I will consider thy testimonies. I have seen an end of all perfection, but thy commandment is exceeding broad. MEM. O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies, for they are eternal unto me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for thy testimonies have been my meditation. I understand more than the elders because I keep thy precepts. I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. I have not departed from thy judgments, for thou hast taught me. How sweet have been thy spoken words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through thy precepts I have obtained understanding; therefore I have hated every false way.

and to know the charity of the Christ, which passes all knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.

And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard that the God of the age is the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth? He does not faint, nor is he weary; and there is no one that can attain to his intelligence.

Great is our Lord and of great power; his intelligence is infinite.

When wisdom enters into thine heart and knowledge is sweet unto thy soul, discretion shall preserve thee, intelligence shall keep thee to deliver thee from the evil way, from the man that speaks perversion, read more.
who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, who rejoice to do evil and delight in wicked perversion, whose ways are crooked, and they are crooked in their paths; to deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger who flatters with her words, who forsakes the prince of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God. Therefore her house inclines unto death, and her paths unto the dead. None that go unto her return again, neither do they take hold of the paths of life. That thou may walk in the way of good men and keep the paths of the righteous.

Through wisdom the house shall be built, and with intelligence it shall be established:

Buy the truth and sell it not, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.

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

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of men, who hold back the truth with injustice; because that which is known of God is manifest to them; for God has showed it unto them. For the invisible things of him, his eternal power and divinity, are clearly understood by the creation of the world and by the things that are made so that there is no excuse;

There is no wisdom nor intelligence nor counsel against the LORD.

How much better is it to acquire wisdom than gold! and to acquire understanding is worth more than silver!

Therefore, be ye not unwise, but understanding of what the will of the Lord is.

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

Good understanding brings forth grace: but the way of transgressors is hard.

The LORD by wisdom has founded the earth; by intelligence has he established the heavens.

A fool has no delight in understanding, but in that which his own heart discovers.

O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. A carnal man does not know, neither does a fool understand this:

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding.

For the LORD gives wisdom; out of his mouth comes knowledge and intelligence.

Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister, and call understanding thy kinswoman: