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
Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Without vnderstanding, couenant breakers, without naturall affection, implacable, vnmercifull;
1611 marginal noteOr, vnsociable.
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
For it is written, I will destroy the wisedome of the wise, and wil bring to nothing the vnderstanding of the prudent.
1611 marginal noteEsa. 29.14.
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
For if I pray in an vnknowen tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my vnderstanding is vnfruitfull.
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and wil pray with vnderstanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the vnderstanding also.
Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
Yet in the Church I had rather speake fiue words with my vnderstanding, that by my voyce I might teach others also, then ten thousand words in an vnknowen tongue.
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
Brethren, bee not children in vnderstanding: how be it, in malice be yee children, but in vnderstanding be men.
1611 marginal noteGr. perfect or of a ripe age.
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
The eyes of your vnderstanding being inlightned: that yee may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glorie of his inheritance in the Saints:
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
Hauing the vnderstanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindnesse of their heart:
1611 marginal noteOr, hardnesse.
1611 marginal noteRom. 1.21.
Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
Wherefore be ye not vnwise, but vnderstanding what the will of the Lord is.
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
And the peace of God which passeth all vnderstanding, shall keepe your hearts & minds through Christ Iesus.
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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
