145 Bible Verses about Understanding
Want to know what the Bible says about Understanding? Here are 145 Bible verses about Understanding from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Proverbs 18:2 NIV
Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.
but delight in airing their own opinions.
560
Psalm 119:130 NIV
The unfolding of your words gives light;
it gives understanding to the simple.
it gives understanding to the simple.
397
Proverbs 14:29 NIV
Whoever is patient has great understanding,
but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.
but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.
385
Proverbs 2:2-5 NIV
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding —
3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
and applying your heart to understanding —
3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
348
Proverbs 17:27 NIV
The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
268
Proverbs 3:5 NIV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
and lean not on your own understanding;
247
Colossians 4:6 NIV
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
242
Proverbs 4:7 NIV
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
169
Proverbs 20:5 NIV
The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,
but one who has insight draws them out.
but one who has insight draws them out.
125
James 1:2-4 NIV
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
113
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