Bible Verses About Understanding

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

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

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

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

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

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.