94 Bible Verses about Understanding

Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.

They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.

having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.

On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.

Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.

The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,

Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good.

Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.

Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.

He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself.

For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

All who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit. Their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame. Who fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for nothing? Behold, all his companions shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are only human. Let them all assemble, let them stand forth. They shall be terrified; they shall be put to shame together. read more.
The ironsmith takes a cutting tool and works it over the coals. He fashions it with hammers and works it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water and is faint. The carpenter stretches a line; he marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes and marks it with a compass. He shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house. He cuts down cedars, or he chooses a cypress tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it. Then it becomes fuel for a man. He takes a part of it and warms himself; he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also he makes a god and worships it; he makes it an idol and falls down before it. Half of it he burns in the fire. Over the half he eats meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. Also he warms himself and says, "Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!" And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. He prays to it and says, "Deliver me, for you are my god!" They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand. No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, "Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?"

Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, read more.
if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints. Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path;

Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, read more.
and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

Only, may the LORD grant you discretion and understanding, that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the LORD your God.

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

But it is the spirit in man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand.

Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments. Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word. I know, O LORD, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

And he said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"

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

"I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion. The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. I have counsel and sound wisdom; I have insight; I have strength.

See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, 'Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.'

One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.

On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.

I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. read more.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

Declare this in the house of Jacob; proclaim it in Judah: "Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes, but see not, who have ears, but hear not.

By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.

Forever, O LORD, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast. By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants. read more.
If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life. I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts. The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I consider your testimonies. I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commandment is exceedingly broad. Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day. Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts. I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word. I do not turn aside from your rules, for you have taught me. How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.

and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

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

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.

Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.

for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul; discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you, delivering you from the way of evil, from men of perverted speech, read more.
who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil, men whose paths are crooked, and who are devious in their ways. So you will be delivered from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words, who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God; for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the departed; none who go to her come back, nor do they regain the paths of life. So you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous.

By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;

Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the LORD.

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

Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

Good sense wins favor, but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.

The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens;

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.

How great are your works, O LORD! Your thoughts are very deep! The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call insight your intimate friend,