Bible Verses about Understanding

Call to me and I will answer you and reveal to you… Jeremiah 33:3

Call to me and I will answer you and reveal to you great and mysterious secrets about which you are unaware. Jeremiah 33:3	Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. prayer listening
Just as you do not know the path of the wind or how the body is formed in a woman’s womb, so you do not know the work of God, the Creator of all. Ecclesiastes 11:5	As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. God

A patient man shows good sense, but a quick-tempered man displays the height of folly. Proverbs 14:29	Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. wisdom patience anger
The beginning of wisdom is: acquire wisdom, and no matter what the cost, acquire understanding. Proverbs 4:7	The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. wisdom
I will instruct you and guide you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and keep my eyes upon you. Psalm 32:8	I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. encouragement learning
A man’s ways may seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart. Proverbs 21:2	Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. righteousness judgment thoughts
For our eyes are fixed not on what is seen but rather on that which cannot be seen. What is visible is transitory; what is invisible is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18	As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. eternal life materialism
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation to know him. Ephesians 1:17	That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him. Spirit wisdom
Many are the plans in a human mind, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will prevail. Proverbs 19:21	Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. planning dependence
Test everything, and hold fast to what is good. Avoid every form of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22	But test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. evil prophecy
The explanation of your words gives light and imparts understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:130	The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. Word of God light
Jesus looked at them and said, “For men this is impossible, but for God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26	But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” miracles salvation
As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9	For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. planning heaven
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the eternal God, the Creator of the earth’s farthest boundaries. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding cannot be scrutinized. Isaiah 40:28	Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. creation wisdom
Although we are human beings, we do not engage in battle according to human standards. 2 Corinthians 10:3	For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. life world
Rather, grow in the grace and the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for all eternity. Amen. 2 Peter 3:18	But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. grace worship
Woe to anyone who rises up against his Maker, or to the pot that is displeased with the potter. Does the clay say to the one who molds it, “What are you doing? Your work makes no sense.” Isaiah 45:9	Woe to him who strives with him who formed him, a pot among earthen pots! Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’ or ‘Your work has no handles’? creation humility
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unfathomable his ways! Romans 11:33	Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! God wisdom
Blessed is the person who has found wisdom, the one who has gained understanding. Proverbs 3:13	Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding. wisdom mind
Acquire wisdom and gain understanding; never forget or turn aside from my words. Proverbs 4:5	Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. wisdom Word of God obedience
While experiencing temptation, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. James 1:13	Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. temptation desires
For to you a thousand years are like a yesterday that has passed or one of the watches of the night. Psalm 90:4	For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. God life
Jesus replied, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” John 3:3	Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” kingdom rebirth
There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free man, there is no longer male or female. For all of you are one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28	There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Jesus community slavery
I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love so that they may grow rich in their complete understanding as they come to the knowledge of the mystery of God, that is, Christ. Colossians 2:2	That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ. Jesus encouragement love