'Insight' in the Bible

And {you must observe them diligently}, for that [is] your wisdom and your insight before the eyes of the people, who will hear all [of] these rules, and they will say, 'Surely this great nation [is] a wise and discerning people.'

They are a nation devoid of purpose and without insight.

God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore.

She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight was true!

Above all, may the Lord give you insight and understanding when He puts you in charge of Israel so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

The lot to the east fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for his son Zechariah, a counselor with insight, and his lot came out to the north.

And Jehonathan the uncle of David [was] an adviser, a man of insight, and he was a scribe. And Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was] with the sons of the king.

David said, "All of this I put in writing as the Lord directed me and gave me insight regarding the details of the blueprints."

Hiram also said:May the Lord God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth, be praised! He gave King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight was true!

Hezekiah encouraged all the descendants of Levi who demonstrated significant insight in their service to the LORD, so they all participated in the festival meals for seven days, all the while sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD God of their ancestors.

Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Levi son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men,

They read from the book of God's law, explaining it and imparting insight. Thus the people gained understanding from what was read.

So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food with others and to enjoy tremendous joy, for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.

Then on the second day the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests and the Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe that they might gain insight into the words of the law.

and [that] he would tell you [the] secrets of wisdom, for {insight has many sides}. And know that God {on your behalf} has forgotten {some of} your guilt.

{I also have insight} like you; I am not more inferior than you. And {who does not know things like these}?

He strips [away] the insight of the heads of the earth's people, and he makes them wander in {a pathless wasteland}.

What counsel you provide to the fool! What insight you provide so abundantly!

However, a spirit exists in mankind, and the Almighty's breath gives him insight."

"Look, I waited for your words; I listened for your insight, until you searched out {what to say}.

“Job speaks without knowledge;his words are without insight.”

Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who cares about God.

The Lord's precepts are fair and make one joyful. The Lord's commands are pure and give insight for life.

The words of his mouth [are] wickedness and deceit. He has ceased to have insight [and] to do good.

God looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who seeks God.

I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was as senseless as an animal before you.

You pay attention, O brutes among the people. And [you] fools, when you will show insight?

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;all who follow His instructions have good insight.His praise endures forever.

I have more insight than all my teachersbecause Your decrees are my meditation.

I am your servant. Give me insight, so that I can understand your rules.

Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines. They give insight to the untrained.

Your rules remain just. Give me insight so that I can live.

(Tav) Listen to my cry for help, O Lord! Give me insight by your word!

These proverbs are for gaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight;

furthermore, if you call out to insightand lift your voice to understanding,

Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heartAnd do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

Children, listen [to the] instruction of a father, and be attentive [in order] to know insight.

Get wisdom and insight; do not forget and do not turn from the sayings of my mouth.

The beginning of wisdom: Get wisdom! With all [that is in] your possession, gain insight.

I have instructed you in the way of [skillful and godly] wisdom;I have led you in upright paths.

My son, pay attention to my wisdom, and listen closely to my insight,

Say to [skillful and godly] wisdom, “You are my sister,”And regard understanding and intelligent insight as your intimate friends;

“Leave [behind] your foolishness [and the foolish] and live,And walk in the way of insight and understanding.”

The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence],And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding and spiritual insight.

A man is praised for his insight,but a twisted mind is despised.

Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the unfaithful is harsh.

The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,But the foolishness of [shortsighted] fools is deceit.

The path of life [leads] upward for him who has insight, in order to turn away from Sheol below.

Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor,but the discipline of fools is folly.

A person’s insight gives him patience,and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

No wisdom, insight, or counsel can prevail against the LORD.

Don’t speak to a fool,for he will despise the insight of your words.

For the Assyrian king has said,“I have done this by the power of my [own] hand and by my wisdom,For I have understanding and skill.I have removed the boundaries of the peoplesAnd have plundered their treasures;Like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones.

The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw [in a prophetic vision]:

This insight also comes from the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, who is distinguished in practical advice and magnificent in sound wisdom."

Those who stray morally will gain understanding; those who complain will acquire insight.

That they may see and recognize,And consider and gain insight as well,That the hand of the Lord has done this,And the Holy One of Israel has created it.

so he drenched him with the heat that is his anger, the violence of war. It enveloped him in flames, but still he had no insight. It burned him up, but he didn't take it to heart."

They do not know, and they do not understand, for their eyes [are] besmeared {so that they cannot see}, their {minds} {so that they have no insight}.

No one reflects,no one has the perception or insight to say,“I burned half of it in the fire,I also baked bread on its coals,I roasted meat and ate.I will make something detestable with the rest of it,and I will bow down to a block of wood.”

I will give you leaders who will be faithful to me. They will lead you with knowledge and insight.

"For my people [are] foolish, they have not known me. They [are] foolish children, and they do not have insight. They [are] skillful at doing evil, and they do not know [how] to do good."

{But only} in this must the one who boasts boast, [that] he has insight, and [that] he knows me, that I [am] Yahweh, showing loyal love, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for in these [things] I delight," {declares} Yahweh.

For the shepherds have become stupid, they do not seek Yahweh. {Therefore} they do not have insight, and all of their flock are scattered.

young men in whom there was no physical defect and who were handsome, well versed in all kinds of wisdom, well educated and having keen insight, and who were capable of entering the king's royal service -- and to teach them the literature and language of the Babylonians.

Now as for these four young men, God endowed them with knowledge and skill in all sorts of literature and wisdom -- and Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

In every matter of wisdom and insight the king asked them about, he found them to be ten times better than any of the magicians and astrologers that were in his entire empire.

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your predecessor he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods. Your predecessor, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the diviners, mediums, Chaldeans, and astrologers. Your own predecessor, the king,

{because} [there] was found in him [an] excellent spirit and understanding and insight [for] interpreting dreams and explaining riddles and solving riddles; [that is], in Daniel {whom the king named} Belteshazzar. Now, let Daniel be called and he will tell the explanation."

I’ve heard that you have the spirit of the gods in you, and that you have insight, intelligence, and extraordinary wisdom.

He gave me instruction and talked with me and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding.

"Daniel, I've now come to give you insight and understanding. Because you're highly regarded, the answer was issued when you began your prayer, and I've come to tell you. Pay attention to my message and you'll understand the vision.

In the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar). The message was trustworthy and concerned a great conflict. He understood it and had insight concerning the vision.

Those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder for many days.

Some of those who have insight will fall, in order to refine, purge and make them pure until the end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time.

Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

Many will be purged, purified and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand.

Therefore, whoever has insight will keep silent in that time, for it [is] a time of evil.

for they had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but their heart was hardened.

And all who heard him were amazed at his insight and [his] answers.

so that in everything you were [exceedingly] enriched in Him, in all speech [empowered by the spiritual gifts] and in all knowledge [with insight into the faith].

But the spiritual man [the spiritually mature Christian] judges all things [questions, examines and applies what the Holy Spirit reveals], yet is himself judged by no one [the unbeliever cannot judge and understand the believer’s spiritual nature].

and to another the working of miracles, and to another prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people], and to another discernment of spirits [the ability to distinguish sound, godly doctrine from the deceptive doctrine of man-made religions and cults], to another various kinds of [unknown] tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.

in purity and sincerity, in knowledge and spiritual insight, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,

which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight

[I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son].

By reading this you are able to understand my insight about the mystery of the Messiah.

And this is my prayer, that your love will keep on growing more and more with full knowledge and insight,

For this reason, since the day we heard about it, we have not stopped praying for you, asking [specifically] that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [with insight into His purposes], and in understanding [of spiritual things],

so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord [displaying admirable character, moral courage, and personal integrity], to [fully] please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing in the knowledge of God [with deeper faith, clearer insight and fervent love for His precepts];

We proclaim Him, warning and instructing everyone in all wisdom [that is, with comprehensive insight into the word and purposes of God], so that we may present every person complete in Christ [mature, fully trained, and perfect in Him—the Anointed].

so that their hearts may be encouraged, united in love and into all the wealth of the full assurance of insight into the knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ,

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge [regarding the word and purposes of God].

Let the [spoken] word of Christ have its home within you [dwelling in your heart and mind—permeating every aspect of your being] as you teach [spiritual things] and admonish and train one another with all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Think over the things I am saying [grasp their application], for the Lord will grant you insight and understanding in everything.

Concerning this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull and sluggish in [your spiritual] hearing and disinclined to listen.

And consider the patience of our Lord [His delay in judging and avenging wrongs] as salvation [that is, allowing time for more to be saved]; just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given to him [by God],

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us insight to know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life.

This calls for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the beast's number, for it is man's number, and his number is 666.