16 Bible Verses about Understanding God's Word

JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, and I shall learn thy commandments.

I am thy slave; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

Open my eyes, and I shall behold the wonders of thy law.

Make me to understand the way of thy precepts; so I shall meditate of thy wondrous works.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD; give me understanding according to thy word.

Then he opened their understanding that they might understand the scriptures

And all the people went to eat and to drink and to send portions and to rejoice with great joy because they had understood the words that were taught unto them.

And as the princes of the priests and Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them.

Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for moving and move by day in their sight and thou shalt move from thy place to another place in their sight: they will not see for they are a rebellious house.

And it came to pass, as I, Daniel, was considering the vision and seeking to understand it, behold, there stood before me the likeness of a man.

And he said unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst give thy heart to understand and to afflict thy soul before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come because of thy words.

And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called and said, Gabriel, teach this man the vision.

but, as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see, and those that have not heard shall understand.

which is come unto you, as it is in all the world, and brings forth fruit, as it does also in you, since the day ye heard it and knew the grace of God in truth,

that their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in charity and in all the riches of the fulfilled understanding to know the mystery of the God and Father and of the Christ;