And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
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Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?
I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
Therefore hear my voice, and understand my words, and I shall speak before thee. This is the beginning of the words of Esdras, before he was taken up: and I said,
For while I live I will speak, and so long as I have understanding I will answer.
Then shalt thou understand, that it is the very same time, wherein the Highest will begin to visit the world which he made.
Then shalt thou well understand, that the most High spake of those things from the days that were before thee, even from the beginning.
What aileth thee? and why art thou so disquieted? and why is thine understanding troubled, and the thoughts of thine heart?
For as I conceive in mine understanding, woe unto them that shall be left in those days and much more woe unto them that are not left behind!
Now understand I the things that are laid up in the latter days, which shall happen unto them, and to those that are left behind.
He made man, and put his heart in the midst of the body, and gave him breath, life, and understanding.
For she knoweth and understandeth all things, and she shall lead me soberly in my doings, and preserve me in her power.
For they went astray very far in the ways of error, and held them for gods, which even among the beasts of their enemies were despised, being deceived, as children of no understanding.
But if they were astonished at their power and virtue, let them understand by them, how much mightier he is that made them.
Be not curious in unnecessary matters: for more things are shewed unto thee than men understand.
If thou hast understanding, answer thy neighbour; if not, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
She is very unpleasant to the unlearned: he that is without understanding will not remain with her.
And if thou seest a man of understanding, get thee betimes unto him, and let thy foot wear the steps of his door.
Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding.
Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth.
For by one that hath understanding shall the city be replenished: but the kindred of the wicked shall speedily become desolate.
Withal he filled them with the knowledge of understanding, and shewed them good and evil.
Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away: and he that cleaveth to harlots will become impudent.
A man may be known by his look, and one that hath understanding by his countenance, when thou meetest him.
A wise man shall promote himself to honour with his words: and he that hath understanding will please great men.
An eloquent man is known far and near; but a man of understanding knoweth when he slippeth.
If a skilful man hear a wise word, he will commend it, and add unto it: but as soon as one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, and he casteth it behind his back.
The lips of talkers will be telling such things as pertain not unto them: but the words of such as have understanding are weighed in the balance.
Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, than a man without understanding.
A heart settled upon a thought of understanding is as a fair plaistering on the wall of a gallery.
He maketh the understanding to abound like Euphrates, and as Jordan in the time of the harvest.
Well is him that dwelleth with a wife of understanding, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served a man more unworthy than himself:
If thou be among the indiscreet, observe the time; but be continually among men of understanding.
These things are grievous to a man of understanding; the upbraiding of houseroom, and reproaching of the lender.
When I travelled, I saw many things; and I understand more than I can express.
As the palate tasteth divers kinds of venison: so doth an heart of understanding false speeches.
Another is wise to himself; and the fruits of understanding are commendable in his mouth.
Who if they shall see one dumb that cannot speak, they bring him, and intreat Bel that he may speak, as though he were able to understand.
Yet they cannot understand this themselves, and leave them: for they have no knowledge.
For I am persuaded that he understanding my mind will favourably and graciously yield to your desires.
Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.
Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.
The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;