Proverbs 28:5
5Evil men ado not understand justice,but those who seek the Lord bunderstand it completely.
Isaiah 44:18-20
18They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand. 19No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, “Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an cabomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?” 20 dHe feeds on eashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not fa lie in my right hand?”Isaiah 56:11
11 gThe dogs have a mighty appetite;they never have enough.
But hthey are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
ieach to his own gain, one and all.
Daniel 12:10
10 jMany shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but kthe wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, lbut those who are wise shall understand.Hosea 4:1
The Lord Accuses Israel
1 mHear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel,for nthe Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.
There is no faithfulness or steadfast love,
and ono knowledge of God in the land;
Hosea 4:5-6
5You shall stumble by day;the prophet also shall stumble with you by night;
and I will destroy pyour mother.
6My people are destroyed qfor lack of knowledge;
rbecause you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you sfrom being a priest to me.
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
tI also will forget your children.
Hosea 14:9
9 uWhoever is wise, let him understand these things;whoever is discerning, let him know them;
for the ways of the Lord are right,
and vthe upright walk in them,
wbut transgressors stumble in them.
John 8:43
43 xWhy do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot ybear to hear my word.
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