94 Bible Verses about Understanding

Great is our LORD, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.

darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the callousness of their heart.

having the eyes of your heart enlightened. For you to know what is the hope of his calling, and what is the wealth of the glory of his inheritance in the sanctified.

He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who hearkens to reproof gets understanding.

In the lips of him who has discernment wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

He who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

Purpose in the heart of man is deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding.

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

This I say therefore, and solemnly declare in Lord, for you to walk no longer as also the other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the callousness of their heart. Who, having become callous, gave themselves over to licentiousness for the work of all uncleanness in greed.

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who pursues vanities is void of understanding.

He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who would destroy his own soul does it.

Because, although knowing God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their heart was darkened without understanding. Professing to be wise, they became foolish, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image like corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed things, and creeping things.

Those who fashion a graven image are all of them vanity. And the things that they delight in shall not profit. And their own witnesses see not, nor know, that they may be put to shame. Who has fashioned a god, or molded an image that is profitable for nothing? Behold, all his fellows shall be put to shame, and the workmen. They are of men. Let them all be gathered together. Let them stand up. They shall fear. They shall be put to shame together. read more.
The smith [makes] an axe, and works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. Yea, he is hungry, and his strength fails. He drinks no water, and is faint. The carpenter stretches out a line. He marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes. And he marks it out with the compasses, and shapes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house. He hews down cedars for him, and takes the holm tree and the oak, and strengthens for himself one among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir tree, and the rain nourishes it. Then it shall be for a man to burn. And he takes of it, and warms himself. Yea, he kindles it, and bakes bread. Yea, he makes a god, and worships it. He makes it a graven image, and falls down to it. He burns part of it in the fire. With part of it he eats flesh. He roasts roast, and is satisfied. Yea, he warms himself, and says, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire. And the residue of it he makes a god, even his graven image. He falls down to it and worships, and prays to it, and says, Deliver me, for thou are my god. They do not know, nor do they consider. For he has shut their eyes, that they cannot see, and their hearts, that they cannot understand. And none calls to mind, nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire. Yea, I have also baked bread upon the coals of it. I have roasted flesh and eaten it. And shall I make the residue of it

He who is slow to anger is of great understanding, but he who is hasty of spirit exalts folly.

He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who hearkens to reproof gets understanding.

The fear of LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and all who act accordingly have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.

Smite a scoffer, and a simple man will learn prudence. And reprove him who has understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

My son, if thou will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee, so as to incline thine ear to wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding, yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding, read more.
if thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures, then thou shall understand the fear of LORD, and find the knowledge of God. For LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth [is] knowledge and understanding. He lays up sound wisdom for the upright, a shield to those who walk in integrity, that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his sanctified. Then thou shall understand righteousness and justice and equity, [yea], every good path.

And he said to them, These are the words that I spoke to you while still being with you, that it is necessary for all things that are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms about me to be fulfulled. Then he opened their mind to understand the scriptures. And he said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day, read more.
and to proclaim in his name repentance and remission of sins for all the nations, having begun from Jerusalem.

Only LORD give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, so that thou may keep the law of LORD thy God.

And we know that the Son of God comes, and has given us understanding, so that we may know the true. And we are in the true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the TRUE God, and the eternal life.

But there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me. Give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments. Those who fear thee shall see me and be glad, because I have hoped in thy word. I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness thou have afflicted me.

And to man he said, Behold, the fear of LORD, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.

The fear of LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding.

I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling, and find out knowledge [and] discretion. The fear of LORD is to hate evil. Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate. Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge. I am understanding, I have might.

Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the midst of the land where ye go in to possess it. Keep therefore and do them, for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.

In the lips of him who has discernment wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

I went by the field of the sluggard, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding. And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns. The face of it was covered with nettles, and the stone wall of it was broken down. Then I beheld, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction: read more.
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep, so thy poverty shall come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.

Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying, Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding, who have eyes, and see not, who have ears, and hear not:

By faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by the word of God. For the things that are seen do not come to be from that which is visible.

Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. Thy faithfulness is to all generations. Thou have established the earth, and it abides. They abide this day according to thine ordinances, for all things are thy servants. read more.
Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in my affliction. I will never forget thy precepts, for with them thou have enlivened me. I am thine. Save me, for I have sought thy precepts. The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider thy testimonies. I have seen an end of all perfection. Thy commandment is exceedingly broad. O how I love thy law! It is my meditation all the day. Thy commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for thy testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the aged because I have kept thy precepts. I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I might observe thy word. I have not turned aside from thine ordinances, for thou have taught me. How sweet are thy words to my taste, than honey to my mouth! Through thy precepts I get understanding. Therefore I hate every FALSE way.

and to become aware of the love of the Christ, which transcends knowledge, so that ye may be filled in all the fullness of God.

And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Have thou not known? Have thou not heard? The everlasting God, LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faints not, nor is weary. There is no searching of his understanding.

Great is our LORD, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant to thy soul, discretion shall watch over thee, understanding shall keep thee, to deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things, read more.
who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil, who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths, to deliver thee from the interloping woman, even from the stranger who flatters with her words, who forsakes the companion of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God (for her house inclines to death, and her paths to the dead; none who go to her return again, nor do they attain to the paths of life), that thou may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established,

Wisdom [is] the principal thing. Get wisdom, yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all irreverence and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what is knowable of God is apparent in them, for God made it known to them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things made, both his eternal power and divinity, for them to be without excuse.

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against LORD.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

Because of this do not become foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord.

Understanding is a well-spring of life to him who has it, but the correction of fools is folly.

Good understanding gives favor, but the way of the transgressor is hard.

LORD by wisdom founded the earth. By understanding he established the heavens.

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.

How great are thy works, O LORD! Thy thoughts are very deep. A brutish man knows not, nor does a fool understand this.

Trust in LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.

For LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth [is] knowledge and understanding.

Say to wisdom, Thou are my sister, and call understanding [thy] kinswoman,