22 Bible Verses About Understanding

The Bible treats understanding as something God gives and a person must still seek. Proverbs 2:3-5 tells the son to “raise your voice for understanding,” and Proverbs 2:6 says “from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Job 28:28 defines understanding as turning away from evil, Solomon asks for “an understanding mind” to govern (1 Kings 3:9), and Proverbs 3:5-6 warns against leaning on one’s own. Psalm 119 ties understanding to God’s law and precepts (Psalm 119:34, 104, 130), and in…