'Insight' in the Bible
‘Job speaks without knowledge,And his words are without wisdom and insight.
I have better understanding and deeper insight than all my teachers [because of Your word],For Your testimonies are my meditation.
To know [skillful and godly] wisdom and instruction;To discern and comprehend the words of understanding and insight,
Yes, if you cry out for insight,And lift up your voice for understanding;
Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heartAnd do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
I have instructed you in the way of [skillful and godly] wisdom;I have led you in upright paths.
Say to [skillful and godly] wisdom, “You are my sister,”And regard understanding and intelligent insight as your intimate friends;
“Leave [behind] your foolishness [and the foolish] and live,And walk in the way of insight and understanding.”
The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence],And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding and spiritual insight.
A man will be commended according to his insight and sound judgment,But the one who is of a perverse mind will be despised.
The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,But the foolishness of [shortsighted] fools is deceit.
For the Assyrian king has said,“I have done this by the power of my [own] hand and by my wisdom,For I have understanding and skill.I have removed the boundaries of the peoplesAnd have plundered their treasures;Like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones.
The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw [in a prophetic vision]: