Deu 4:6 Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
1Ch 12:32 Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command.
1Ch 22:12 Only, may the Lord grant you discretion and understanding, that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the Lord your God.
2Ch 2:12 Hiram also said, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, who has discretion and understanding, who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

2Ch 2:13Now I have sent a skilled man, who has understanding, Huram-abi,
Job 20:3 I hear censure that insults me,
and out of my understanding a spirit answers me.
Job 28:12 “But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
Job 28:20 From where, then, does wisdom come?
And where is the place of understanding?
Job 28:28 And he said to man,
Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Job 34:16 If you have understanding, hear this;
listen to what I say.
Job 38:4 Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
Job 38:36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts
or given understanding to the mind?
Job 39:17 because God has made her forget wisdom
and given her no share in understanding.
Job 39:26 “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars
and spreads his wings toward the south?
Pro 1:2 To know wisdom and instruction,
to understand words of insight,
Pro 2:3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
Pro 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
Pro 4:1 Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction,
and be attentive, that you may gain insight,
Pro 4:5 Get wisdom; get insight;
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
Pro 4:7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
and whatever you get, get insight.
Pro 7:4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call insight your intimate friend,
Pro 8:14 I have counsel and sound wisdom;
I have insight; I have strength.
Pro 9:6 Leave your simple ways, and live,
and walk in the way of insight.”
Pro 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
Pro 16:16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Pro 23:4 Do not toil to acquire wealth;
be discerning enough to desist.
Pro 23:23 Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
Pro 30:2 Surely I am too stupid to be a man.
I have not the understanding of a man.
Isa 11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
Isa 27:11 When its boughs are dry, they are broken;
women come and make a fire of them.
For this is a people without discernment;
therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them;
he who formed them will show them no favor.
Isa 29:14 therefore, behold, I will again
do wonderful things with this people,
with wonder upon wonder;
and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.”
Isa 29:24 And those who go astray in spirit will come to understanding,
and those who murmur will accept instruction.”
Isa 33:19 You will see no more the insolent people,
the people of an obscure speech that you cannot comprehend,
stammering in a tongue that you cannot understand.
Jer 23:20 The anger of the Lord will not turn back
until he has executed and accomplished
the intents of his heart.
In the latter days you will understand it clearly.
Dan 1:20 And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his kingdom.

Dan 8:15 When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.
Dan 9:22 He made me understand, speaking with me and saying, “O Daniel, I have now come out to give you insight and understanding.

Dan 10:1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. And the word was true, and it was a great conflict. And he understood the word and had understanding of the vision.

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