'Understanding' in the Bible

To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;

That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;

Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;

For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:

Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:

So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.

Hear, my'sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:

He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.

Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding thy kinswoman:

And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,

Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice?

O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.

Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And'so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

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

Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is their folly.

A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?

A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.

Buy the truth, and sell it not; Yea , wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established;

I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof'shall be prolonged.

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it .

Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man;