Bible verses about Understanding
Verses about seeking understanding and the wisdom that comes from God.
Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
Psalms 119:34Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
Psalms 119:73I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.
Psalms 119:125The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
Psalms 119:130if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
Proverbs 2:2if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,
Proverbs 2:3Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
Proverbs 3:5in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:6Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
Proverbs 4:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Proverbs 9:10A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
Proverbs 14:29He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
Proverbs 15:32How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
Proverbs 16:16He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
Proverbs 19:8The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
Proverbs 20:5The 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.
Isaiah 11:2But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth— for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 9:24Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
Luke 24:45I 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,
Ephesians 1:18For 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,
Colossians 1:9that 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,
Colossians 2:2Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.
2 Timothy 2:7Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
James 3:13And 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.
1 John 5:20