262 verses contain “understanding” (in the KJV: 242, in the BSB: 109) — showing 101–200
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Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and
understanding.
Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and
understanding.
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
I went by the field of the
slothful, and by the
vineyard of the man void of
understanding;
I went past the field of a slacker and by the
vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
For the
transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of
understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
The rich man is wise in his own
conceit; but the poor that hath
understanding searcheth him out.
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with
discernment sees through him.
Surely I am more
brutish than any man, and have not the
understanding of a man.
Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are
famished, and their multitude dried up with
thirst.
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
When the boughs thereof are
withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no
understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will
shew them no favour.
When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for
kindling; for this is a people without
understanding. Therefore their Maker has no
compassion on them, and their
Creator shows them no favor.
From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a
vexation only to understand the report.
As often as it passes through, it will carry you away; it will
sweep through morning after morning, by day and by night.” The
understanding of this message will bring sheer terror.
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the
understanding of their
prudent men shall be
hid.
Therefore I will again
confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will
vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
Surely your turning of things
upside down shall be esteemed as the
potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no
understanding?
You have turned things
upside down, as if the
potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the
potter, “He has no
understanding”?
They also that
erred in spirit shall come to
understanding, and they that
murmured shall learn doctrine.
Then the
wayward in spirit will come to
understanding, and those who
grumble will accept instruction.”
With whom took he counsel, and who
instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of
understanding?
Whom did He
consult to
enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of
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.
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the
everlasting God, the
Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow
tired or
weary; His
understanding is beyond searching out.
And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor
understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire;
yea, also I have
baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have
roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an
abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I
baked bread on its coals; I
roasted meat and I
ate. Shall I make something
detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Then I will give you
shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and
understanding.”
For my people is
foolish, they have not known me; they are
sottish children, and they have none
understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are
foolish children, without
understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
Hear now this, O
foolish people, and without
understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
“Hear this, O
foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his
discretion.
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
With thy wisdom and with thine
understanding thou hast
gotten thee riches, and hast
gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
By your wisdom and
understanding you have gained your wealth and
amassed gold and silver for your
treasuries.
Children in whom was no
blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and
cunning in knowledge, and
understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
young men without
blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the
discerning.
And at the end of the days I
Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine
understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an
everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
But at the end of those days I,
Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my
sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and
glorified Him who lives
forever: “For His dominion is an
everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and
understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king
Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King
Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and
understanding,
interpreting of dreams, and
shewing of hard sentences, and
dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will
shew the interpretation.
did this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge,
understanding, and the ability to
interpret dreams, explain
riddles, and
solve difficult problems.
Summon Daniel, therefore, and he will give you the interpretation.”
I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you have insight, intelligence, and extraordinary wisdom.
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an
insolent king, skilled in
intrigue, will come to the throne.
And I Daniel
fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was
astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
He
instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and
understanding.
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. And the understanding of the message was given to him in a vision.
And some of them of
understanding shall fall, to try them, and to
purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
Some of the wise will fall, so that they may be refined,
purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away
understanding.
I will not
punish your daughters when they commit
whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit
adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that
doth not understand shall fall.
I will not
punish your daughters when they
prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit
adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with
shrine prostitutes. So a people without
understanding will come to ruin.
And now they sin more and more, and have made them
molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own
understanding, all of it the work of the
craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice
kiss the
calves.
Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols
skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of
craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and
kiss the
calves!”
All the men of thy
confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have
deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none
understanding in him.
All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will
deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a
trap for you without your awareness of it.
Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of
Edom, and
understanding out of the mount of
Esau?
In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of
Edom and the men of
understanding in the mountains of
Esau?
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.
That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be
forgiven them.
so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never
understanding; otherwise they might turn and be
forgiven.’”
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without
understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that
whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot
defile him;
“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can
defile him,
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
and to love Him with all your heart and with all your
understanding and with all your strength, and to love your
neighbor as
yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
It seemed good to me also, having had perfect
understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent
Theophilus,
Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent
Theophilus,
And all that heard him were
astonished at his
understanding and answers.
And all who heard Him were
astounded at His
understanding and His answers.
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
Without
understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable,
unmerciful:
They are senseless, faithless, heartless,
merciless.
But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will
provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a
foolish nation I will anger you.
I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you
jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you
angry by a nation without
understanding.”
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to
awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
And do this,
understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to
wake up from your
slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the
understanding of the
prudent.
For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will
frustrate.”
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
But in the church, I would rather speak five
coherent words to
instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Brethren, be not children in
understanding:
howbeit in
malice be ye children, but in
understanding be men.
Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be
mature.
Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and
prudence;
that He
lavished on us with all wisdom and
understanding.
The eyes of your
understanding being
enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
I ask that the eyes of your heart may be
enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
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:
They are
darkened in their
understanding and
alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
Therefore do not be
foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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;
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
That their hearts might be comforted, being
knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of
understanding, to the acknowledgement of the
mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
that they may be encouraged in heart,
knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete
understanding, so that they may know the
mystery of God, namely Christ,
Desiring to be teachers of the law;
understanding neither what they say, nor
whereof they
affirm.
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so
confidently assert.
Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.
Who is a wise man and
endued with knowledge among you? let him
shew out of a good conversation his works with
meekness of wisdom.
Who is wise and
understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the
humility that comes from wisdom.
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.
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.
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath
understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred
threescore and six.
Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight
calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.
These things are written in the book of the stories of the kings of Judah, and every one of the acts that Josias did, and his glory, and his
understanding in the law of the Lord, and the things that he had done before, and the things now recited, are reported in the book of the kings of Israel and
Judea.
Then answered I and said, I
beseech thee, O Lord, let me have
understanding:
And salt waters shall be found in the sweet, and all friends shall destroy one another; then shall wit hide itself, and understanding withdraw itself into his secret chamber,
And my soul recovered the spirit of understanding, and I began to talk with the most High again,
And he said unto me. There is no judge above God, and none that hath understanding above the Highest.
So answered I and said,
Swallow then down, O my soul,
understanding, and
devour wisdom.
O Lord, if thou suffer not thy servant, that we may pray before thee, and thou give us seed unto our heart, and culture to our understanding, that there may come fruit of it; how shall each man live that is corrupt, who beareth the place of a man?
For while I live I will speak, and so long as I have understanding I will answer.
And, lo, I lay as one that had been dead, and mine understanding was taken from me: and he took me by the right hand, and comforted me, and set me upon my feet, and said unto me,
What aileth thee? and why art thou so disquieted? and why is thine understanding troubled, and the thoughts of thine heart?
For as I conceive in mine
understanding,
woe unto them that shall be left in those days and much more
woe unto them that are not left behind!
Thy life hast thou ordered in wisdom, and hast called understanding thy mother.
And come
hither, and I shall light a
candle of
understanding in thine heart, which shall not be put out, till the things be performed which thou shalt begin to write.
Therefore if so be that ye will
subdue your own
understanding, and reform your hearts, ye shall be kept alive and after death ye shall obtain mercy.
And I took it, and
drank: and when I had
drunk of it, my heart uttered
understanding, and wisdom grew in my breast, for my spirit strengthened my memory:
The Highest gave
understanding unto the five men, and they wrote the wonderful visions of the night that were told, which they knew not: and they sat forty days, and they wrote in the day, and at night they
ate bread.
For in them is the spring of understanding, the fountain of wisdom, and the stream of knowledge.
He made man, and put his heart in the midst of the body, and gave him breath, life, and understanding.
And when one of the Ninevites went and
complained of me to the king, that I buried them, and
hid myself;
understanding that I was sought for to be put to death, I withdrew myself for fear.
For this is not the first day wherein thy wisdom is manifested; but from the beginning of thy days all the people have known thy understanding, because the disposition of thine heart is good.
For the holy spirit of discipline will
flee deceit, and remove from thoughts that are without
understanding, and will not
abide when unrighteousness cometh in.
Yea speedily was he taken away, lest that wickedness should alter his
understanding, or
deceit beguile his soul.
Wherefore I prayed, and understanding was given me: I called upon God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.
For wisdom, which is the worker of all things, taught me: for in her is an
understanding spirit holy, one only,
manifold,
subtil, lively, clear,
undefiled, plain, not subject to
hurt, loving the thing that is good quick, which cannot be
letted, ready to do good,