Understanding

And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

“So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”

Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

Israel is a nation devoid of counsel, with no understanding among them.

My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”

He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.

From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.

Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.

Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”

And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.

But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?

From where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?

And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

If you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.

Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.

Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?

For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.

Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?

Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.

Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.

Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words,

I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:

So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.

By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.

for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,

if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.

Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,

Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.

Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding.

Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.

if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,

For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,

The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.

My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,

Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?

The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.

A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.

A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.

A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.

He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.

The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.

There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;

A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.

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 fear of the LORD.

When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.

Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”

Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”

You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand.

Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.

And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”

The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.

The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.

In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.

While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. And the understanding of the message was given to him in a vision.

Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!”

All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it.

In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau?