15 Bible Verses about God Giving Understanding

But it is a spirit in man
and the breath of the Almighty
that give him understanding.

Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.

Evil men do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand everything.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow His instructions have good insight.
His praise endures forever.

Your decrees are righteous forever.
Give me understanding, and I will live.

I gain understanding from Your precepts;
therefore I hate every false way.

The revelation of Your words brings light
and gives understanding to the inexperienced.

In every matter of wisdom and understanding that the king consulted them about, he found them 10 times better than all the diviner-priests and mediums in his entire kingdom.

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your predecessor he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods. Your predecessor, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the diviners, mediums, Chaldeans, and astrologers. Your own predecessor, the king,

As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.

He gave me this explanation: “Daniel, I’ve come now to give you understanding.

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God.

For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

I have more insight than all my teachers
because Your decrees are my meditation.

I understand more than the elders
because I obey Your precepts.