21 Bible Verses about Being Without Understanding

Therefore I speak to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

And the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled unto them, saying, By hearing ye shall hear, and may not understand; and seeing you shall see, and may not perceive.

in order that seeing they may see, and not know; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest they may turn, and their sins may he forgiven unto them.

Go to this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and may not understand; and seeing you shall see, and may not perceive:

And He said; To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; in order that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

Because the heart of this people is waxed gross, and they heard heavily with their ears, and closed their eyes; lest they may see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I shall heal them.

He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; in order that they may not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and turn, and I shall heal them.

for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and they heard with their ears heavily, and closed their eyes; lest they may see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I shall heal them.

And Jesus said, Are you indeed still without understanding?

And He says to them, Are you still without understanding? Do you not know that everything external entering into a man is not able to defile him?

And Jesus knowing says to them, Why do you reason because you have not bread? do you not yet know, nor understand? have you your heart still hardened?

Then they were speaking, What is this, Little while, of which He speaks? and we know not what He is talking about.

O the depth of the riches of the wisdom of the knowledge of God! His judgments are unsearchable, and his ways past tracing out.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain ones of those who recommend themselves: but they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves to themselves, are not wise.

there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks out God;

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance being in themselves, on account of the blindness of their heart;

Concerning whom there is much word to us, and difficult to speak, since you are dull of hearing.

Having eyes, do you not see? having ears, do you not hear? and do you not remember?

And He said to them, Do you not yet understand?

Jesus responded and said to him, Art thou a teacher of Israel and knowest not these things?

wishing to be teachers of the law, not knowing either what they are saying, or concerning what things they do affirm.