The ability to know, learn, and make sense of things.
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And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
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?
All Scripture References (41)
Exodus (3)
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.”
Deuteronomy (1)
Israel is a nation devoid of counsel, with no understanding among them.
1 Kings (2)
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.
Job (3)
Psalms (4)
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.
Proverbs (19)
if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice 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.
Isaiah (3)
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?”
Jeremiah (2)
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.
Ezekiel (1)
By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.
Hosea (1)
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!”
Obadiah (2)
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?