KJV dictionary & concordance
1. The capacity or act of perceiving, comprehending, discerning, judging, interpreting, or applying knowledge. 2. Knowledge, insight, wisdom, or prudent judgment possessed or gained. 3. Skill or ability in a work, art, subject, vision, saying, or interpretation.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 31:3
Complete exact-word concordance
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.
Be yee not as the horse, or as the mule which haue no vnderstanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, least they come neere vnto thee.
1611 marginal notePro.26.3.
For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
For God is the King of all the earth, sing ye praises with vnderstanding.
1611 marginal noteOr, euery one that hath vnderstanding.
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
My mouth shall speake of wisedome: and the meditation of my heart shalbe of vnderstanding.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
The feare of the LORD is the beginning of wisedome, a good vnderstanding haue all they that doe his commandements: his praise endureth for euer.
1611 marginal noteOr, good successe.
1611 marginal noteHeb. that doe them.
1611 marginal noteIob.28.28 pro.1.7. & 9.10. eccles.1.16
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Giue me vnderstanding, and I shall keepe thy Law: yea I shall obserue it with my whole heart.
Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
¶ Thy hands haue made me and fashioned me: giue me vnderstanding, that I may learne thy commandements.
I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
I haue more vnderstanding then all my teachers: for thy Testimonies are my meditation.
Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
Through thy precepts I get vnderstanding: therefore I hate euery false way.
I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
I am thy seruant, giue me vnderstanding: that I may know thy Testimonies.
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
The entrance of thy wordes giueth light: it giueth vnderstanding vnto the simple.
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
