'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; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

Yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don't lean on your own understanding.

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

By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.

Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don't forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.

Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:

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

Tell wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your relative,

I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,

Doesn't wisdom cry out? Doesn't understanding raise her voice?

You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.

Counsel and sound knowledge are mine. I have understanding and power.

"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here." as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

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

The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

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

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

Good understanding wins favor; but the way of the unfaithful is hard.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

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

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

Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.

A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

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

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

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

Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

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

The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.

Buy the truth, and don't sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;

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

In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

"Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don't have a man's understanding.