Biblical Concept: Understanding
Findings:
Babel: “that they may not understand one another's speech.”
“understand how the LORD makes a distinction
between Egypt and Israel”
Re Korah: “understand that these men have spurned the LORD”
Re Israel: “He might make you understand that man does not live by bread
alone, but man lives by
everything that
proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD”
Judged: “a nation whose language you shall not understand”
RE Solomon: “but have asked for yourself discernment to understand
justice”
David re Temple design: “the LORD made me understand in writing by His
hand”
Job 32:9 The abundant in years may not be wise, Nor
may elders understand justice.
Job: “I have declared that which I did not understand”
Psalm 14:2 The LORD has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, To see if there are any who
understand, Who seek after God.
Psalm 92:6 A senseless man has no knowledge; Nor does a stupid man understand
this:
“And when will you understand, stupid ones?”
“Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Thy wonders”
“Make me understand the way of Thy precepts”
100 I understand more
than the aged, Because I have observed Thy precepts.
“Thou dost understand my thought from afar.”
“To understand a proverb and a figure”
“The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way”
Proverbs 20:24 Man's steps are ordained by the LORD, How
then can man understand his way?
Proverbs 28:5 Evil men do not understand justice, But those
who seek the LORD understand all things. Understanding idealism.
Rights, wicked, not understand.
“Israel does not know, My people do not
understand.”
“Keep on looking, but do not understand”
“Understand with their hearts”
Wise men, understand, Lord, purposed against Egypt.
“it will be sheer terror to understand what it
means”
“understand that I am He. Before Me there was
no God formed”
“They do not know, nor do they understand”
“Who is the wise man that may understand this?”
Jeremiah 17:9 "The heart is more deceitful than all else And
is desperately sick; Who can understand it?
Jeremiah 23:20 "The anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has performed
and carried out the
purposes of His heart; In the last
days you will clearly understand it.
“In the latter days you will understand this.”
“You should clearly understand that today I have testified against you.”
“you should now clearly understand that you
will die by the sword”
“Perhaps they will understand though they are a rebellious house.”
Daniel 2:3 And the king said to them, "I had a dream, and my spirit is
anxious to understand the dream."
To Daniel: "Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the
time of the end."
Angel to Daniel: “O Daniel, man of high esteem, understand the words
that I am about to tell you and
stand
upright”
Angel to Daniel: “Do you understand why I came to you?”
Daniel: “I heard but could not understand”
“none of the wicked will understand, but those
who have insight will understand”
Hosea 14:9 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; Whoever is
discerning, let him know them.
For the ways
of the LORD are right, And the righteous will walk in them, But transgressors
will stumble
in them.
“they do not know the thoughts of the LORD, And
they do not understand His purpose”
Parables: not see, not hear, not understand.
“You will keep on hearing, but will not understand”
“understand with their heart and return”
Theorem: Word, kingdom, not understand, evil, snatches away.
Theorem: Jesus, called, multitude, hear, understand.
Abomination of desolation, let the reader understand.
“they did not understand until the flood came”
“Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened heart?”
Relationship: Mistaken, not understand, Scriptures, power of God.
Luke 24:45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,
John 3:10 Jesus answered and said to him, "Are you the teacher of Israel,
and do not understand these
things?
Understand, hear, word, relationship.
Figure of speech, not understand, relationship.
“understand that the Father is in Me, and I in
the Father”
Understand, written, relationship.
“not understand the Scripture”
“Do you understand what you are reading?”
Acts 10:34 And opening his mouth, Peter said: "I most certainly understand now
that God is not one to
show
partiality,
“You will keep on hearing, but will not understand”
“And understand with their heart and return”
Romans 7:15 For that which I am doing,
I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to
do, but I am doing the very
thing I hate.
Natural man, things of the Spirit, cannot understand.
“understand that Christ is the head of every
man”
2 Corinthians 1:13 For we write nothing else to you than what you read and understand, and
I hope you
will understand until the end;
“understand what the will of the Lord is”
“teachers of the Law” … “do not understand”
“By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of
God”
Peter re Paul: “some things hard to understand”
False teachers: “revile the things which they do not understand”
Exodus 31:3 "And I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in
understanding, in knowledge, and
in all kinds
of craftsmanship,
“every skillful person in whom the LORD has put
skill and understanding to know how to perform all the
work in the
construction of the sanctuary”
Statutes, wisdom, understanding, great nation.
Deuteronomy 32:28 "For they are a nation lacking in counsel, And
there is no understanding in them.
Solomon: Servant, understanding heart, judge, discern, good and evil.
Uzziah: “had understanding through the vision of God”
Spiritual idealism: “With long life is understanding.”
God: "With Him are wisdom and might; To Him belong counsel and
understanding.
"And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is
understanding.'"
Job 32:8 "But it is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives
them understanding.
Job 38:4 "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me,
if you have understanding,
God: "Who has put wisdom in the innermost being, Or
has given understanding to the mind?
20
Man in his pomp, yet without understanding, Is
like the beasts that perish.
“A good understanding have all those who do His
commandments”
“Give me understanding, that I may observe Thy law”
73
Thy hands made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Thy
commandments.
104
From Thy precepts I get understanding; Therefore I
hate every false way.
125
I am Thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know Thy testimonies.
130
The unfolding of Thy words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.
Thy words: “It gives understanding to the simple”
Testimonies: “Give me understanding that I may live”
“Give me understanding according to Thy word.”
“His understanding is infinite”
“a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel”
“Incline your heart to understanding”
“Lift your voice for understanding”
“From His mouth come knowledge and understanding”
“Understanding will watch over you”
“do not lean on your own understanding”
Blessed, wisdom, understanding, relationship.
“By understanding He established the heavens”
“give attention that you may gain
understanding”
“Acquire understanding!”
“Acquire wisdom” “get understanding”
Incline your ear to my understanding
Wisdom, understanding, relationship.
“I am understanding, power is mine”
6
"Forsake your folly and live, And proceed
in the way of understanding."
10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy
One is
understanding.
“a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding”
“fools die for lack of understanding”
Neighbor: “a man of understanding keeps silent”
“Good understanding produces favor”
“knowledge is easy to him who has
understanding”
“He who is slow to anger has great understanding”
“Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding”
“a man of understanding walks straight”
“he who listens to reproof acquires
understanding”
“to get understanding is to be chosen above
silver”
“Understanding is a fountain of life to him who has it”
“A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding”
“Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding”
“he who has a cool spirit is a man of
understanding”
“A fool does not delight in understanding”
“He who keeps understanding will find good”
“reprove one who has understanding and he will
gain knowledge”
Wander, way, understanding, dead, relationship.
No understanding against the Lord.
Proverbs 23:23 Buy truth, and do not sell it, Get
wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Proverbs 24:3 By wisdom a house is built, And by
understanding it is established;
Understanding, knowledge, land, endures.
Rich man: “poor who has understanding sees through him”
“A leader who is a great oppressor lacks understanding”
Humility: “I do not have the understanding of a man”
Messiah: “Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him, The
spirit of wisdom and understanding”
RE God: “His understanding is inscrutable.”
Jeremiah 3:15 "Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed
you on knowledge and
understanding.
God re Jews: “they have no understanding”
“by His understanding He has stretched out the
heavens”
Jewish youths: “endowed with understanding”
Daniel 2:21 "And it is He who changes the times and the epochs; He removes
kings and establishes
kings; He
gives wisdom to wise men, And knowledge to men of understanding.
“He gives wisdom to wise men, And knowledge to men of understanding.”
Daniel, vision, understanding.
Hosea 4:11 Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the understanding.
“So the people without understanding are
ruined.”
There is no understanding in him.
“not understanding the Scriptures”
“Are you so lacking in understanding also?”
“love Him with all the heart and with all the
understanding”
“Haters of God” … “without understanding”
“they measure themselves by themselves, and
compare themselves with themselves, they are without
understanding”
Darkened, understanding, excluded, ignorance, hardness, heart.
For Colossians: “you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all
spiritual wisdom and
understanding”
“full assurance of understanding”
To Timothy: “the Lord will give you understanding in everything”
James: “Who among you is wise and understanding?”
“live with your wives in an
understanding way”
“the Son of God has come, and has given us
understanding”
God: “understands every intent of the thoughts”
Psalm 33:15 He who fashions the hearts of them all, He who understands all their
works.
Psalm 53:2 God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, To see if there is anyone who
understands, Who seeks after God.
Understands, power, anger, fury, fear, re God.
“They are all straightforward to him who understands”
Proverbs 29:19 A slave will not be instructed by words alone; For though he
understands, there will be
no
response.
“let him who boasts boast of this, that he
understands and knows Me”
“good soil, this is the man who hears the word
and understands it; who indeed bears fruit”
Romans 3:11 There is none who understands, There is none
who seeks for God;
“No one understands” tongues spoken to God.
Sanctified hyperbole toward false teachers: “he is conceited and understands
nothing”
“Joseph understood”
Philistines: “they understood that the ark of the LORD had come into the
camp”
“sons of Issachar, men who understood the
times”
Nehemiah 8:8 And they read from the book, from the law of God, translating to give
the sense so that
they
understood the reading.
Job 38:18 "Have you understood the expanse of the earth? Tell Me, if
you know all this.
“Daniel even understood all kinds of visions and dreams”
“they understood none of these things, and this
saying was hidden from them”
Scribes and Chief Priests: “they understood that He spoke this parable
against them”
Disciples: “understood that I came forth from Thee”
Re God: “understood through what has been made, so that they are without
excuse.”
1 Corinthians 2:8 the wisdom which none of the rulers of this age has understood;
for if they had
understood it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;
“understood the grace of God in truth”
________
Understand
NAS Genesis 11:7 "Come, let Us go down and there
confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's
speech." (Babel: “that they may not understand one another's speech.”)
NAS Exodus 11:7 'But against any of the sons of Israel a
dog shall not even bark, whether against man or beast, that you may
understand how the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.'
(“understand how the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel”)
NAS Numbers 16:30 "But if the LORD brings about an
entirely new thing and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all
that is theirs, and they descend alive into Sheol,
then you will understand that these men have spurned the LORD." (Re Korah: “understand that these men have
spurned the LORD”)
NAS Deuteronomy 8:3 "And He humbled you and let you be
hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers
know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone,
but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD. (Re
Israel: “He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone,
but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD”)
NAS Deuteronomy 28:49 "The LORD will bring a nation against
you from afar, from the end of the earth, as the eagle swoops down, a nation
whose language you shall not understand, (Judged: “a nation whose language you
shall not understand”)
NAS 1 Kings 3:11 And God said to him, "Because you have
asked this thing and have not asked for yourself long life, nor have asked
riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have
asked for yourself discernment to understand justice, (RE Solomon: “but have
asked for yourself discernment to understand justice”)
NAS 2 Kings 18:26 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah and Joah, said to
Rabshakeh, "Speak now to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it;
and do not speak with us in Judean, in the hearing of the people who are on the
wall."
NAS 1 Chronicles 28:19 "All this," said David,
"the LORD made me understand in writing by His hand upon me, all the
details of this pattern." (David re Temple design: “the LORD made me
understand in writing by His hand”)
NAS Nehemiah 8:3 And he read from it before the square which
was in front of the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence
of men and women, those who could understand; and all the people were attentive
to the book of the law.
NAS Job 15:9 "What do you know that we do not know? What do you
understand that we do not?
NAS Job 26:14 "Behold, these are the fringes of His ways; And how faint a word
we hear of Him! But His mighty thunder, who can
understand?"
NAS Job 32:9 "The abundant in years may not be wise, Nor
may elders understand justice. (All)
NAS Job 36:29 "Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds, The thundering
of His pavilion?
NAS Job 42:3 'Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?' "Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand,
Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know." (Job: “I have declared
that which I did not understand”)
NAS Psalm 14:2 The LORD has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, To see if there are any who understand, Who seek after God.
(All)
NAS Psalm 73:16 When I pondered to understand this, It was troublesome in my sight
NAS Psalm 82:5 They do not know nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness;
All the foundations of the earth are shaken. (The wicked: “They do not know nor
do they understand”)
NAS Psalm 92:6 A senseless man has no knowledge; Nor does a stupid man understand
this: (All)
NAS Psalm 94:8 Pay heed, you senseless among the people; And when will you understand,
stupid ones? (“And when will you understand, stupid ones?”)
NAS Psalm 106:7 Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Thy
wonders; They did not remember Thine abundant kindnesses, But
rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea. (“Our fathers in Egypt did not understand
Thy wonders”)
NAS Psalm 119:27 Make me understand the way of Thy precepts,
So I will meditate on Thy wonders. (“Make me understand the way of Thy
precepts”)
100 I understand more than the
aged, Because I have observed Thy precepts. (All)
NAS Psalm 139:2 Thou dost know when I sit down and when I
rise up; Thou dost understand my thought from afar. (“Thou dost understand my
thought from afar.”)
NAS Proverbs 1:6 To understand a proverb and a figure, The
words of the wise and their riddles. (“To understand a proverb and a figure”)
NAS Proverbs 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand
his way, But the folly of fools is deceit. (“The wisdom of the prudent is to
understand his way”)
NAS Proverbs 20:24 Man's steps are ordained by the
LORD, How then can man understand his way? (All)
NAS Proverbs 28:5 Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things. (All)
(Understanding idealism.)
NAS Proverbs 29:7 The righteous is concerned for the rights
of the poor, The wicked does not understand such concern. (Rights,
wicked, not understand.)
NAS Proverbs 30:18 There are three things which are too
wonderful for me, Four which I do not understand:
NAS Isaiah 1:3 "An ox knows its owner, And a donkey its
master's manger, But Israel does not know, My people do not
understand." (“Israel does not know, My people do
not understand.”)
NAS Isaiah 6:9 And He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on listening, but do
not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.' (“Keep on looking, but
do not understand”)
10 "Render the hearts of this
people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes
dim, Lest they see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their
hearts, And return and be healed." (“Understand with their hearts”)
NAS Isaiah 19:12 Well then, where are your wise men? Please
let them tell you, And let them understand what the
LORD of hosts Has purposed against Egypt. (Wise men, understand, Lord, purposed
against Egypt.)
NAS Isaiah 28:19 "As often as it passes through, it
will seize you. For morning after morning it will pass
through, anytime during the day or night. And it will be sheer terror to
understand what it means." (“it will be sheer terror to understand what it
means”)
NAS Isaiah 36:11 Then Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to Rabshakeh, "Speak now to your servants in
Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak with us in Judean, in
the hearing of the people who are on the wall."
NAS Isaiah 43:10 "You are My witnesses," declares
the LORD, "And My servant whom I have chosen, In
order that you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me
there was no God formed, And there will be none after
Me. (“understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed”)
NAS Isaiah 44:18 They do not know, nor do they understand,
for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so
that they cannot comprehend. (“They do not know, nor do they understand”)
NAS Isaiah 52:15 Thus He will sprinkle many nations, Kings
will shut their mouths on account of Him; For what had not been told them they
will see, And what they had not heard they will
understand.
NAS Jeremiah 5:15 "Behold, I am bringing a nation
against you from afar, O house of Israel," declares the LORD. "It is
an enduring nation, It is an ancient nation, A nation
whose language you do not know, Nor can you understand what they say.
NAS Jeremiah 9:12 Who is the wise man that may understand
this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he
may declare it? Why is the land ruined, laid waste like a desert, so that no
one passes through? (“Who is the wise man that may understand this?”)
NAS Jeremiah 17:9 "The heart is more deceitful than all
else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?
(All)
NAS Jeremiah 23:20 "The anger of the LORD will not turn
back Until He has performed and carried out the purposes of His heart; In the
last days you will clearly understand it. (All)
NAS Jeremiah 30:24 The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn
back, Until He has performed, and until He has accomplished The
intent of His heart; In the latter days you will understand this. (“In the
latter days you will understand this.”)
NAS Jeremiah 42:19 The LORD has spoken to you, O remnant of
Judah, "Do not go into Egypt!" You should clearly understand that
today I have testified against you. (“You should clearly understand that today
I have testified against you.”)
22 Therefore you should now clearly
understand that you will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, in the
place where you wish to go to reside. (“you should now clearly understand that
you will die by the sword”)
NAS Ezekiel 3:6 nor to many peoples of unintelligible
speech or difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. But I have
sent you to them who should listen to you;
NAS Ezekiel 12:3 "Therefore, son of man, prepare for
yourself baggage for exile and go into exile by day in their sight; even go
into exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will
understand though they are a rebellious house. (“Perhaps they will understand
though they are a rebellious house.”)
NAS Daniel 2:3 And the king said to them, "I had a dream, and my spirit is
anxious to understand the dream." (All)
30 "But as for me, this
mystery has not been revealed to me for any wisdom residing in me more than in
any other living man, but for the purpose of making the interpretation
known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.
NAS Daniel 5:23 but you have exalted yourself against the
Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and
you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine
from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron,
wood and stone, which do not see, hear or understand. But the God in whose hand
are your life-breath and your ways, you have not glorified.
NAS Daniel 8:15 And it came about when I, Daniel, had seen
the vision, that I sought to understand it; and behold, standing before me was
one who looked like a man.
17 So he came near to where I was
standing, and when he came I was frightened and fell
on my face; but he said to me, "Son of man, understand that the vision
pertains to the time of the end." (To Daniel: "Son of man, understand
that the vision pertains to the time of the end.")
NAS Daniel 10:11 And he said to me, "O Daniel, man of
high esteem, understand the words that I am about to tell you and stand
upright, for I have now been sent to you." And when he had spoken this
word to me, I stood up trembling. (Angel to Daniel: “O Daniel, man of high
esteem, understand the words that I am about to tell you and stand upright”)
20 Then he said, "Do you
understand why I came to you? But I shall now return to fight against the
prince of Persia; so I am going forth, and behold, the
prince of Greece is about to come. (Angel to Daniel: “Do you understand why I
came to you?”)
NAS Daniel 12:8 As for me, I heard but could not
understand; so I said, "My lord, what will be the
outcome of these events?" (Daniel: “I heard but could not
understand”)
10 "Many will be purged,
purified and refined; but the wicked will act wickedly, and none of the wicked
will understand, but those who have insight will understand. (“none of the
wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand”)
NAS Hosea 14:9 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; Whoever is
discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, And the
righteous will walk in them, But transgressors will
stumble in them. (All)
NAS Micah 4:12 "But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD, And
they do not understand His purpose; For He has gathered them like sheaves to
the threshing floor. (“they do not know the thoughts of the LORD, And they do not understand His purpose”)
NAS Matthew 13:13 "Therefore I speak to them in
parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not
hear, nor do they understand. (Parables: not see, not hear, not understand.)
14 "And in their case the
prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, 'You will keep on hearing,
but will not understand; And you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
(“You will keep on hearing, but will not understand”)
15 For the heart of this people has
become dull, And with their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes Lest they should see with their eyes, And hear
with their ears, And understand with their heart and return, And I should heal
them.' (“understand with their heart and return”)
19 "When anyone hears the word
of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil one comes and
snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was
sown beside the road. (Theorem: Word, kingdom, not understand, evil, snatches
away.)
NAS Matthew 15:10 And after He called the multitude to Him,
He said to them, "Hear, and understand. (Theorem: Jesus, called,
multitude, hear, understand.)
17 "Do you not understand that
everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated?
NAS Matthew 16:9 "Do you not yet understand or remember
the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up? (Jesus
to Disciples: “Do you not yet understand”)
11 "How is it that you do not
understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." (Jesus to Disciples: “How is it
that you do not understand”)
NAS Matthew 24:15 "Therefore when you see the
abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet,
standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), (Abomination of
desolation, let the reader understand.)
39 and they did not understand
until the flood came and took them all away; so shall
the coming of the Son of Man be. (“they did not understand until the flood
came”)
NAS Mark 4:12 in order that while seeing, they may see and not perceive; and while
hearing, they may hear and not understand lest they return and be
forgiven."
13 And He said to them, "Do
you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all the parables?
NAS Mark 7:14 And after He called the multitude to Him again, He began saying
to them, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:
18 And He said to them, "Are
you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes
into the man from outside cannot defile him;
NAS Mark 8:17 And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why do you discuss the
fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have
a hardened heart? (“Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened
heart?”)
21 And He was saying to them,
"Do you not yet understand?"
NAS Mark 9:32 But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid
to ask Him.
NAS Mark 12:24 Jesus said to them, "Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that
you do not understand the Scriptures, or the power of God? (Relationship: Mistaken, not understand,
Scriptures, power of God.)
NAS Mark 13:14 "But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it
should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee
to the mountains.
NAS Mark 14:68 But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand
what you are talking about." And he went out onto the porch.
NAS Luke 2:50 And they did not understand the statement which He had made to them.
NAS Luke 8:10 And He said, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of
the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, in order that
seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
NAS Luke 9:45 But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from
them so that they might not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about
this statement.
NAS Luke 24:45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, (All)
NAS John 3:10 Jesus answered and said to him, "Are you the teacher of Israel,
and do not understand these things? (All)
NAS John 8:43 "Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because
you cannot hear My word. (Understand, hear, word, relationship.)
NAS John 10:6 This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand
what those things were which He had been saying to them. (figure
of speech, not understand, relationship.)
38 but if I do them, though you do
not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the
Father is in Me, and I in the Father." (“understand that the Father is in
Me, and I in the Father”)
NAS John 12:16 These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when
Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of
Him, and that they had done these things to Him. (Understand, written,
relationship.)
NAS John 13:7 Jesus answered and said to him, "What I do you do not realize now,
but you shall understand hereafter."
NAS John 20:9 For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise
again from the dead. (“not understand the Scripture”)
NAS Acts 7:25 "And he supposed that his brethren understood that God was
granting them deliverance through him; but they did not understand.
NAS Acts 8:30 And when Philip had run up, he heard him reading Isaiah the prophet,
and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?" (“Do you
understand what you are reading?”)
NAS Acts 10:34 And opening his mouth, Peter said: "I most certainly understand now
that God is not one to show partiality, (All)
NAS Acts 22:9 "And those who were with me beheld the light, to be sure, but did
not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me.
19 "And I said, 'Lord, they
themselves understand that in one synagogue after another I used to imprison
and beat those who believed in Thee.
NAS Acts 28:26 saying, 'Go to this people and say, "You will keep on hearing, but
will not understand; And you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive; (“You
will keep on hearing, but will not understand”)
27 For the heart of this people has
become dull, And with their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes; Lest they should see with their eyes, And hear
with their ears, And understand with their heart and return, And I should heal
them."' (“And understand with their heart and return”)
NAS Romans 7:15 For that which I am doing, I do not
understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but
I am doing the very thing I hate.
NAS Romans 15:21 but as it is written, "They who had no
news of Him shall see, And they who have not heard shall
understand."
NAS 1 Corinthians 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the
things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot
understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. (Natural man, things
of the Spirit, cannot understand.)
NAS 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I want you to understand that Christ is
the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head
of Christ. (“understand that Christ is the head of every man”)
NAS 2 Corinthians 1:13 For we write nothing else to you than what
you read and understand, and I hope you will understand until the end; (All)
14 just as you also partially did
understand us, that we are your reason to be proud as you also are ours, in the
day of our Lord Jesus.
NAS Ephesians 3:4 And by referring to this, when you read you
can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
NAS Ephesians 5:17 So then do not be foolish, but understand
what the will of the Lord is. (“understand what the will of the Lord is”)
NAS 1 Timothy 1:7 wanting to be teachers of the Law, even
though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about
which they make confident assertions. (“teachers of the Law” … “do not
understand”)
NAS Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were
prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things
which are visible. (“By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by
the word of God”)
NAS 2 Peter 3:16 as also in all his letters, speaking
in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the
untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the
Scriptures, to their own destruction. (Peter re Paul: “some things hard to
understand”)
NAS Jude 1:10 But these men revile the things which they do not understand; and the
things which they know by instinct, like unreasoning animals, by these things
they are destroyed. (False teachers: “revile the things which they do not
understand”)
Understanding
NAS Exodus 31:3 "And I have filled him with the Spirit
of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,
(All)
NAS Exodus 35:31 "And He has filled him with the Spirit
of God, in wisdom, in understanding and in knowledge and in all craftsmanship;
NAS Exodus 36:1 "Now Bezalel and Oholiab, and every
skillful person in whom the LORD has put skill and understanding to know how to
perform all the work in the construction of the sanctuary, shall perform in
accordance with all that the LORD has commanded." (“every skillful person
in whom the LORD has put skill and understanding to know how to perform all the
work in the construction of the sanctuary”)
NAS Deuteronomy 4:6 "So keep and do them, for that
is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of
the peoples who will hear all these statutes and say, 'Surely this great nation
is a wise and understanding people.' (Statutes, wisdom, understanding, great
nation.)
NAS Deuteronomy 32:28 "For they are a nation lacking in
counsel, And there is no understanding in them. (All)
NAS 1 Kings 3:9 "So give Thy servant an understanding
heart to judge Thy people to discern between good and evil. For who is able to
judge this great people of Thine?" (Solomon: Servant, understanding heart,
judge, discern, good and evil.)
NAS 1 Kings 7:14 He was a widow's son from the tribe of
Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker
in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill for doing
any work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and
performed all his work.
NAS 1 Chronicles 22:12 "Only the LORD give you discretion and
understanding, and give you charge over Israel, so that you may keep the law of
the LORD your God.
NAS 1 Chronicles 27:32 Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a
counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe; and Jehiel
the son of Hachmoni tutored the king's sons.
NAS 2 Chronicles 2:12 Then Huram
continued, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has made heaven
and earth, who has given King David a wise son, endowed with discretion and
understanding, who will build a house for the LORD and a royal palace for
himself.
13 "And now I am sending a
skilled man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi,
NAS 2 Chronicles 26:5 And he continued to seek God in the days of
Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he
sought the LORD, God prospered him. (Uzziah: “had understanding through the vision of God”)
NAS Nehemiah 8:2 Then Ezra the priest brought the law before
the assembly of men, women, and all who could listen with understanding,
on the first day of the seventh month.
NAS Nehemiah 10:28 Now the rest of the people, the priests,
the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all those
who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God,
their wives, their sons and their daughters, all those who had knowledge and
understanding,
NAS Job 12:12 "Wisdom is with aged men, With long
life is understanding. (Spiritual idealism: “With long life is
understanding.”)
13 "With Him are wisdom and
might; To Him belong counsel and understanding. (All)
NAS Job 17:4 "For Thou hast kept their heart from understanding; Therefore Thou wilt not exalt them.
NAS Job 18:2 "How long will you hunt for words? Show understanding and then we
can talk.
NAS Job 20:3 "I listened to the reproof which insults me, And the spirit of my
understanding makes me answer.
NAS Job 26:12 "He quieted the sea with His power, And by His understanding He
shattered Rahab.
NAS Job 28:12 "But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of
understanding?
20 "Where then does wisdom
come from? And where is the place of understanding?
28 "And to man He said,
'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is
understanding.'" (All)
NAS Job 32:8 "But it is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives
them understanding. (All)
NAS Job 34:10 "Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from
God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty to do
wrong.
16 "But if you have understanding,
hear this; Listen to the sound of my words.
34 "Men of understanding will
say to me, And a wise man who hears me,
NAS Job 36:5 "Behold, God is mighty but does not despise any; He is mighty
in strength of understanding.
NAS Job 38:4 "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me,
if you have understanding, (All)
36 "Who has put wisdom in the
innermost being, Or has given understanding to the
mind? (All)
NAS Job 39:17 Because God has made her forget wisdom, And
has not given her a share of understanding.
26 "Is it by your
understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?
NAS Psalm 32:9 Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in
check, Otherwise they will not come near to you.
NAS Psalm 49:3 My mouth will speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
20 Man in his pomp, yet
without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.
(All)
NAS Psalm 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of
wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His
praise endures forever. (“A good understanding have all
those who do His commandments”)
NAS Psalm 119:34 Give me understanding, that I may observe
Thy law, And keep it with all my heart. (“Give
me understanding, that I may observe Thy law”)
73 Thy hands made me and fashioned
me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Thy commandments.
104 From Thy precepts I get
understanding; Therefore I hate every false way. (All)
125 I am Thy servant; give me
understanding, That I may know Thy testimonies. (All)
130 The unfolding of Thy words
gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. (All) (Thy words: “It gives
understanding to the simple”)
144 Thy testimonies are righteous
forever; Give me understanding that I may live. (Testimonies: “Give me
understanding that I may live”)
169 Let my cry come before Thee, O
LORD; Give me understanding according to Thy word. (“Give me understanding
according to Thy word.”)
NAS Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in
strength; His understanding is infinite. (“His understanding is infinite”)
NAS Proverbs 1:2 To know wisdom and instruction, To discern the sayings of understanding, (All)
5 A wise man will hear and increase
in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire
wise counsel, (“a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel”)
NAS Proverbs 2:2 Make your ear attentive to wisdom, Incline your heart to understanding; (“Incline your heart to
understanding”)
3 For if you cry for discernment, Lift your voice for understanding; (“Lift your voice for
understanding”)
6 For the LORD gives wisdom; From
His mouth come knowledge and understanding. (“From His mouth come knowledge
and understanding”)
11 Discretion will guard you, Understanding will watch over you, (“Understanding will
watch over you”)
NAS Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And do not lean on your own understanding. (All) (“do not
lean on your own understanding”)
13 How blessed is the man who finds
wisdom, And the man who gains understanding. (Blessed, wisdom, understanding,
relationship.)
19 The LORD by wisdom founded the
earth; By understanding He established the heavens. (“By understanding He
established the heavens”)
NAS Proverbs 4:1 Hear, O sons, the instruction of a
father, And give attention that you may gain
understanding, (“give attention that you may gain understanding”)
5 Acquire wisdom! Acquire
understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
(“Acquire understanding!”)
7 "The beginning of wisdom is:
Acquire wisdom; And with all your acquiring, get understanding. (“Acquire
wisdom” “get understanding”)
NAS Proverbs 5:1 My son, give attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my understanding; (Incline your ear to
my understanding)
NAS Proverbs 7:4 Say to wisdom, "You are my
sister," And call understanding your intimate friend; (Wisdom,
understanding, relationship.)
NAS Proverbs 8:1 Does not wisdom call, And
understanding lift up her voice?
14 "Counsel is mine and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, power is mine. (“I am understanding, power is mine”)
NAS Proverbs 9:4 "Whoever is naive, let him turn in
here!" To him who lacks understanding she says,
6 "Forsake your folly
and live, And proceed in the way of understanding."
(All)
10 The fear of the LORD is the
beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. (All)
16 "Whoever is naive, let him
turn in here," And to him who lacks understanding she says,
NAS Proverbs 10:13 On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is
found, But a rod is for the back of him who lacks
understanding. (“a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding”)
21 The lips of the righteous feed
many, But fools die for lack of understanding. (“fools
die for lack of understanding”)
23 Doing wickedness is like sport
to a fool; And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.
NAS Proverbs 11:12 He who despises his neighbor lacks sense, But a man of understanding keeps silent. (Neighbor: “a man
of understanding keeps silent”)
NAS Proverbs 13:15 Good understanding produces favor, But the
way of the treacherous is hard. (“Good understanding produces favor”)
NAS Proverbs 14:6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, and finds none,
But knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.
(“knowledge is easy to him who has understanding”)
29 He who is slow to anger has
great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered
exalts folly. (“He who is slow to anger has great understanding”)
33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one
who has understanding, But in the bosom of fools it is
made known. (“Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding”)
NAS Proverbs 15:21 Folly is joy to him who lacks sense, But a
man of understanding walks straight. (“a man of understanding walks straight”)
32 He who neglects discipline
despises himself, But he who listens to reproof
acquires understanding. (“he who listens to reproof acquires understanding”)
NAS Proverbs 16:16 How much better it is to get wisdom than
gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver. (“to get
understanding is to be chosen above silver”)
22 Understanding is a fountain of
life to him who has it, But the discipline of fools is folly. (“Understanding
is a fountain of life to him who has it”)
NAS Proverbs 17:10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has
understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool. (“A rebuke goes deeper into one
who has understanding”)
24 Wisdom is in the presence of the
one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
(“Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding”)
27 He who restrains his words has
knowledge, And he who has a cool spirit is a man of
understanding. (“he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding”)
NAS Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding, But only in revealing his own mind. (“A fool does not
delight in understanding”)
NAS Proverbs 19:8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who
keeps understanding will find good. (“He who keeps understanding will find
good”)
25 Strike a scoffer and the naive
may become shrewd, But reprove one who has
understanding and he will gain knowledge. (“reprove one who has understanding
and he will gain knowledge”)
NAS Proverbs 20:5 A plan in the heart of a man is like deep
water, But a man of understanding draws it out.
NAS Proverbs 21:16 A man who wanders from the way of
understanding Will rest in the assembly of the dead. (Wander, way,
understanding, dead, relationship.)
30 There is no wisdom and no
understanding And no counsel against the LORD. (No
understanding against the Lord.)
NAS Proverbs 23:23 Buy truth, and do not sell it, Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.
(All)
NAS Proverbs 24:3 By wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established; (All)
NAS Proverbs 28:2 By the transgression of a land many are its
princes, But by a man of understanding and knowledge,
so it endures. (Understanding, knowledge, land, endures.)
11 The rich man is wise in his own
eyes, But the poor who has understanding sees through him. (Rich man: “poor who
has understanding sees through him”)
16 A leader who is a great
oppressor lacks understanding, But he
who hates unjust gain will prolong his days. (“A leader who is a great
oppressor lacks understanding”)
NAS Proverbs 30:2 Surely I am more
stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man. (Humility:
“I do not have the understanding of a man”)
NAS Isaiah 10:13 For he has said, "By the power of my
hand and by my wisdom I did this, For I have understanding; And I
removed the boundaries of the peoples, And plundered
their treasures, And like a mighty man I brought down their inhabitants,
NAS Isaiah 11:2 And 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 the fear of the LORD.
(Messiah: “Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him, The
spirit of wisdom and understanding”)
NAS Isaiah 29:16 You turn things around! Shall the
potter be considered as equal with the clay, That what
is made should say to its maker, "He did not make me"; Or what is
formed say to him who formed it, "He has no understanding "?
NAS Isaiah 40:14 With whom did He consult and who gave
Him understanding? And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught
Him knowledge, And informed Him of the way of
understanding?
28 Do you not know? Have you not
heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does
not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. (RE God: “His
understanding is inscrutable.”)
NAS Isaiah 44:19 And no one recalls, nor is there knowledge
or understanding to say, "I have burned half of it in the fire, and also
have baked bread over its coals. I roast meat and eat it. Then I make
the rest of it into an abomination, I fall down before a block of wood!"
NAS Isaiah 56:11 And the dogs are greedy,
they are not satisfied. And they are shepherds who have no understanding; They
have all turned to their own way, Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.
NAS Jeremiah 3:15 "Then I will give you shepherds after
My own heart, who will feed you on knowledge and understanding. (All)
NAS Jeremiah 4:22 "For My people are foolish, They know Me not; They are stupid children, And they have no
understanding. They are shrewd to do evil, But to do
good they do not know." (God re Jews: “they have no understanding”)
NAS Jeremiah 10:12 It is He who made the earth by His
power, Who established the world by His wisdom; And by
His understanding He has stretched out the heavens. (“by His understanding He
has stretched out the heavens”)
NAS Jeremiah 51:15 It is He who made the earth by His
power, Who established the world by His wisdom, And by
His understanding He stretched out the heavens. (“And by His understanding He
stretched out the heavens.”)
NAS Ezekiel 28:4 "By your wisdom and understanding You
have acquired riches for yourself, And have acquired
gold and silver for your treasuries.
NAS Daniel 1:4 youths in whom was no defect, who were good-looking, showing
intelligence in every branch of wisdom, endowed with understanding, and
discerning knowledge, and who had ability for serving in the king's court; and he
ordered him to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans. (Jewish
youths: “endowed with understanding”)
20 And as for every matter of
wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten
times better than all the magicians and conjurers who were in all
his realm.
NAS Daniel 2:21 "And it is He who changes the times
and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise
men, And knowledge to men of understanding. (All) (“He gives wisdom to wise
men, And knowledge to men of understanding.”)
NAS Daniel 8:16 And I heard the voice of a man between the
banks of Ulai, and he called out and said,
"Gabriel, give this man an understanding of the vision."
NAS Daniel 9:22 And he gave me instruction and
talked with me, and said, "O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding. (Daniel, vision,
understanding.)
23 "At the beginning of your
supplications the command was issued, and I have come to tell you, for
you are highly esteemed; so give heed to the message
and gain understanding of the vision.
NAS Daniel 10:1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a
message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar; and the message was
true and one of great conflict, but he understood the message and had an
understanding of the vision.
12 Then he said to me, "Do not
be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on
understanding this and on humbling yourself before your God, your words
were heard, and I have come in response to your words.
14 "Now I have come to give
you an understanding of what will happen to your people in the latter days, for
the vision pertains to the days yet future."
NAS Daniel 11:33 "And those who have insight among the
people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by sword and by
flame, by captivity and by plunder, for many days.
NAS Hosea 4:11 Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the understanding. (All)
14 I will not punish your daughters
when they play the harlot Or your brides when they
commit adultery, For the men themselves go apart with harlots And offer
sacrifices with temple prostitutes; So the people without understanding are
ruined. (“So the people without understanding are
ruined.”)
NAS Obadiah 1:7 "All the men allied with you Will send
you forth to the border, And the men at peace with you Will deceive you and
overpower you. They who eat your bread Will set an ambush for you.
(There is no understanding in him.)
8 "Will I not on that
day," declares the LORD, "Destroy wise men from Edom And understanding from the mountain of Esau?
NAS Matthew 15:16 And He said, "Are you still lacking in
understanding also?
NAS Matthew 22:29 But Jesus answered and said to them,
"You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures, or the power of God. (“not
understanding the Scriptures”)
NAS Mark 7:18 And He said to them, "Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do
you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile
him; (“Are you so lacking in understanding also?”)
NAS Mark 12:33 and to love Him with all the heart and with all the understanding and
with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as himself, is much more than
all burnt offerings and sacrifices." (“love Him with all the heart and
with all the understanding”)
NAS Luke 2:47 And all who heard Him were amazed at His understanding and His answers.
NAS Romans 1:31 without understanding, untrustworthy,
unloving, unmerciful; (See 1:18ff) (“Haters of God” … “without understanding”)
NAS Romans 10:19 But I say, surely Israel did not know, did
they? At the first Moses says, "I will make you jealous by that which is
not a nation, By a nation without understanding will I
anger you."
NAS 2 Corinthians 10:12 For we are not bold to class or compare
ourselves with some of those who commend themselves; but when they measure
themselves by themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, they are
without understanding. (“they measure themselves by themselves, and compare
themselves with themselves, they are without understanding”)
NAS Ephesians 4:18 being darkened in their understanding,
excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them,
because of the hardness of their heart; (Darkened, understanding, excluded,
ignorance, hardness, heart.)
NAS Colossians 1:9 For this reason also, since the day we
heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may
be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and
understanding, (For Colossians: “you may be filled with the knowledge of His
will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding”)
NAS Colossians 2:2 that their hearts may be encouraged, having
been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes
from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge
of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself, (“full assurance of
understanding”)
NAS 2 Timothy 2:7 Consider what I say, for the Lord will give
you understanding in everything. (To Timothy: “the Lord will give you
understanding in everything”)
NAS James 3:13 Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good
behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom. (James: “Who among you is wise
and understanding?”)
NAS 1 Peter 3:7 You husbands likewise, live with your
wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker vessel, since she is a
woman; and grant her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your
prayers may not be hindered. (“live with your wives in an understanding
way”)
NAS 1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come,
and has given us understanding, in order that we might know Him who is true,
and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God
and eternal life. (“the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding”)
NAS Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has
understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a
man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.
Understands
NAS 1 Chronicles 28:9 "As for you, my son Solomon, know the
God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for
the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If
you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject
you forever. (God: “understands every intent of the thoughts”)
NAS Job 28:23 "God understands its way; And He knows its place.
NAS Psalm 33:15 He who fashions the hearts of them all, He
who understands all their works. (All)
NAS Psalm 53:2 God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, To see if there is anyone who understands, Who seeks after
God. (All)
NAS Psalm 90:11 Who understands the power of Thine anger,
And Thy fury, according to the fear that is due Thee? (Understands, power,
anger, fury, fear, re God)
NAS Proverbs 8:9 "They are all straightforward to him
who understands, And right to those who find
knowledge. (“They are all straightforward to him who understands”)
NAS Proverbs 29:19 A slave will not be instructed by words alone;
For though he understands, there will be no response. (All)
NAS Isaiah 33:19 You will no longer see a fierce people, A
people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends, Of
a stammering tongue which no one understands.
NAS Isaiah 57:1 The righteous man perishes, and no man
takes it to heart; And devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For
the righteous man is taken away from evil,
NAS Jeremiah 9:24 but let him who boasts boast of this, that
he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness,
justice, and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,"
declares the LORD. (“let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and
knows Me”)
NAS Matthew 13:23 "And the one on whom seed was sown on
the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who
indeed bears fruit, and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some
thirty." (“good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands
it; who indeed bears fruit”)
NAS Romans 3:11 There is none who understands, There is none who seeks for God; (All) (Divine provision:
God consciousness, convicting Holy Spirit.)
NAS 1 Corinthians 14:2 For one who speaks in a tongue does not
speak to men, but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries. (1
Corinthians 14:1-5 1 Pursue love, yet desire
earnestly spiritual gifts, but
especially that you may prophesy. 2
For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God; for no one
understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.
3 But one who prophesies speaks to men for edification and
exhortation and consolation. 4
One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but one who prophesies edifies the
church. 5 Now I wish that you
all spoke in tongues, but even more
that you would prophesy; and greater is one who prophesies than one who speaks
in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may receive edifying.) (“No one understands” tongues spoken to
God.)
NAS 1 Timothy 6:4 he is conceited and understands
nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes
about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,
(1
Timothy 6:3-5 3
If anyone advocates a different doctrine, and does not agree with sound words,
those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to
godliness, 4 he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a
morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of
which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction between
men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a
means of gain.) (Sanctified
hyperbole toward false teachers: “he is conceited and understands
nothing”)
Understood
NAS Genesis 42:23 They did not know, however, that Joseph
understood, for there was an interpreter between them. (“Joseph understood”)
NAS Deuteronomy 32:29 "Would that they were wise, that they
understood this, That they would discern their future!
NAS 1 Samuel 4:6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of
the shout, they said, "What does the noise of this great shout in
the camp of the Hebrews mean?" Then they understood that the ark of
the LORD had come into the camp. (Philistines: “they understood that the ark of
the LORD had come into the camp”)
NAS 2 Samuel 3:37 So all the people and all Israel understood
that day that it had not been the will of the king to put Abner the son
of Ner to death.
NAS 1 Chronicles 12:32 And of the sons of Issachar, men who
understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs
were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command. (“sons of
Issachar, men who understood the times”)
NAS Nehemiah 8:8 And they read from the book, from the law
of God, translating to give the sense so that they understood the reading.
(All)
12 And all the people went away to
eat, to drink, to send portions and to celebrate a great festival, because they
understood the words which had been made known to them.
NAS Esther 1:13 Then the king said to the wise men who
understood the times-- for it was the custom of the king so to speak before
all who knew law and justice,
NAS Job 13:1 "Behold, my eye has seen all this, My
ear has heard and understood it.
NAS Job 38:18 "Have you understood the expanse of the earth? Tell Me, if
you know all this. (All)
NAS Isaiah 40:21 Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it
not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the
foundations of the earth?
NAS Daniel 1:17 And as for these four youths, God gave them
knowledge and intelligence in every branch of literature and wisdom;
Daniel even understood all kinds of visions and dreams. (“Daniel even
understood all kinds of visions and dreams”)
NAS Daniel 10:1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a
message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar; and the message was
true and one of great conflict, but he understood the message and had an
understanding of the vision.
NAS Matthew 13:51 "Have you understood all these
things?" They said to Him, "Yes."
NAS Matthew 16:12 Then they understood that He did not say to
beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and
Sadducees.
NAS Matthew 17:13 Then the disciples understood that He had
spoken to them about John the Baptist.
NAS Matthew 21:45 And when the chief priests and the
Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them.
NAS Mark 12:12 And they were seeking to seize Him; and yet they feared the
multitude; for they understood that He spoke the parable against them. And so they left Him, and went away.
NAS Luke 18:34 And they understood none of these things, and this saying was hidden from
them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said. (“they understood
none of these things, and this saying was hidden from them”)
NAS Luke 20:19 And the scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Him that
very hour, and they feared the people; for they understood that He spoke this
parable against them. (Scribes and Chief Priests: “they understood that He
spoke this parable against them”)
NAS John 17:8 for the words which Thou gavest Me I have
given to them; and they received them, and truly understood that I came
forth from Thee, and they believed that Thou didst send Me. (Disciples: “understood
that I came forth from Thee”)
NAS Acts 4:13 Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John, and understood
that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were marveling, and began to
recognize them as having been with Jesus.
NAS Acts 7:25 "And he supposed that his brethren understood that God was
granting them deliverance through him; but they did not understand.
NAS Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His
invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly
seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without
excuse. (Re God: “understood through what has been made, so that they are
without excuse.”)
NAS 1 Corinthians 2:8 the wisdom which none of the rulers
of this age has understood; for if they had understood it, they would not have
crucified the Lord of glory; (All)
NAS Colossians 1:6 which has come to you, just as in all the
world also it is constantly bearing fruit and increasing, even as it has
been doing in you also since the day you heard of it and understood
the grace of God in truth; (“understood the grace of God in truth”)