16 Bible Verses about Understanding God's Word

JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

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

Open thou my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yes, 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 their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.

And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them.

Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight; it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

Then said he to me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thy heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

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

But as it is written, They shall see to whom he was not spoken of: and they that have not heard shall understand.

Which is come to you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

That their hearts may be comforted, being knit together in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of understanding to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;