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understanding

Meaning of “understanding”

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.

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160 occurrences156 verses30 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 31:3

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Nehemiah 10:28
¶ And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Nehemiah 10:28 · retained source text

¶ And the rest of the people, the Priests, the Leuites, the Porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselues from the people of the lands, vnto the Law of God, their wiues, their sonnes, and their daughters, euery one hauing knowledge, and hauing vnderstanding.

1611 marginal noteEzr. 2.43.

Job 12:3
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 12:3 · retained source text

But I haue vnderstanding as well as you, I am not inferiour to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

1611 marginal noteHeb. an heart.

1611 marginal noteHeb. I fall not lower then you.

1611 marginal noteHeb. with whom are not such as these?

Job 12:12
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 12:12 · retained source text

With the ancient is wisedome, and in length of dayes, vnderstanding.

Job 12:13
With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 12:13 · retained source text

With him is wisedome & strength, he hath counsell and vnderstanding.

1611 marginal noteThat is, with God.

Job 12:20
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 12:20 · retained source text

He remooueth away the speech of the trustie, and taketh away the vnderstanding of the aged.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the lip of the faithfull.

1611 marginal noteCha. 32.9.

Job 17:4
For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 17:4 · retained source text

For thou hast hid their heart from vnderstanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.

Job 20:3
I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 20:3 · retained source text

I haue heard the checke of my reproach, and the spirit of my vnderstanding causeth me to answere.

Job 26:12
He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 26:12 · retained source text

Hee diuideth the sea with his power, and by his vnderstanding he smiteth through the proud.

1611 marginal noteHeb. pride.

Job 28:12
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 28:12 · retained source text

But where shall wisedome bee found? and where is the place of vnderstanding?

Job 28:20
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 28:20 · retained source text

Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?

1611 marginal noteVers.12.

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Job 28:28

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Proverbs 16:22

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

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