Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
Understand
General references
Bible References
Understand
1 Kings 12:6
And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do you advise that I may answer this people?
Job 12:12
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
Job 15:9
What know you, that we know not? what understand you, which is not in us?
Job 32:4
Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were older than he.
Because
Psalm 111:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endures forever.
Job 28:28
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Jeremiah 8:8
How do you say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly he made it falsely; the pen of the scribes made it a lie.
Matthew 7:24
Therefore whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:
James 3:13
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good life his works with meekness of wisdom.
General references
Deuteronomy 17:19
And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
Proverbs 8:9
They are all plain to him that understands, and right to them that find knowledge.