Bible Verses about 'Understanding ourselves'

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• Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,
  the one who gains understanding.
  Proverbs 3:13 wisdom mind understanding
• For the Lord grants wisdom!
  From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
  Proverbs 2:6 Word of God wisdom
• Fools have no interest in understanding;
  they only want to air their own opinions.
  Proverbs 18:2 speaking wisdom selfishness
• To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;
  people who cherish understanding will prosper.
  Proverbs 19:8 wisdom life mind
• People with understanding control their anger;
  a hot temper shows great foolishness.
  Proverbs 14:29 wisdom patience understanding
• The teaching of your word gives light,
  so even the simple can understand.
  Psalm 119:130 Word of God understanding light
• Get wisdom; develop good judgment.
  Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.
  Proverbs 4:5 wisdom understanding Word of God
• How much better to get wisdom than gold,
  and good judgment than silver!
  Proverbs 16:16 money materialism wisdom
• Have you never heard?
  Have you never understood?
  The Lord is the everlasting God,
  the Creator of all the earth.
  He never grows weak or weary.
  No one can measure the depths of his understanding.
  Isaiah 40:28 creation wisdom understanding
• Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
  do not depend on your own understanding.
  Seek his will in all you do,
  and he will show you which path to take.
  Proverbs 3:5-6 trust dependence heart
• Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do!
  And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.
  Proverbs 4:7 wisdom understanding
• Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom.
  All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom.
  Praise him forever!
  Psalm 111:10 awe wisdom worship
• Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom.
  Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
  Proverbs 9:10 awe wisdom holiness
• If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.
  James 3:13 humility wisdom life
• And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law.
  Mark 12:33 heart mind strength
• And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.
  1 John 5:20 Jesus understanding truth
• Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
  2 Corinthians 7:1 purification holiness awe
• I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself.
  Colossians 2:2 Jesus encouragement love
• Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
  Philippians 4:6-7 gratitude prayer worrying
• Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
  but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.
  Proverbs 19:14 money relationships
• In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.
  1 Peter 3:7 marriage prayer grace
• “Don’t you understand either?” he asked. “Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you? Food doesn’t go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.” (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God’s eyes.)
  Mark 7:18-19 food body heart
• May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.
  2 Thessalonians 3:5 love transformation following
• All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.
  2 Corinthians 1:3-4 suffering worship encouragement
• Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding, or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.
  2 Peter 1:20-21 prophecy Spirit speaking
• Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.
  James 3:2 blameless speaking body
• Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.
  Be wise enough to know when to quit.
  Proverbs 23:4 money greed planning
• I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
  Ephesians 1:18 understanding hope receiving
• So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.
  Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 joy life food
• Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!
  Tie them around your neck as a reminder.
  Write them deep within your heart.
  Then you will find favor with both God and people,
  and you will earn a good reputation.
  Proverbs 3:3-4 love reward heart
• So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God. You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
  Hebrews 6:1-2 conversion faith baptism
• Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent;
  with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.
  Proverbs 17:28 speaking wisdom mind
• You and I are Jews by birth, not ‘sinners’ like the Gentiles. Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.
  Galatians 2:15-16 faith law righteousness
• Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.
  Hebrews 10:24-25 second coming community encouragement
• For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders. The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God.
  1 Timothy 1:9-11 law sin sexuality
• He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.
  Titus 3:5 salvation Holy Spirit rebirth
• Yet it was our weaknesses he carried;
  it was our sorrows that weighed him down.
  And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God,
  a punishment for his own sins!
  Isaiah 53:4 suffering Jesus sickness
• Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
  Hebrews 12:1 sin life overcoming