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
The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
The LORD by wisedome hath founded the earth; by vnderstanding hath he established the heauens.
1611 marginal noteOr, prepared
HEAR, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
¶ Heare, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know vnderstanding.
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Get wisedome, get vnderstanding: forget it not, neither decline from the wordes of my mouth.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Wisedome is the principall thing, therefore get wisedome: and with all thy getting, get vnderstanding.
MY son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
¶ My sonne, attend vnto my wisedome, and bowe thine eare to my vnderstanding.
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
But who so committeth adultery with a woman, lacketh vnderstanding: hee that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.
1611 marginal noteHeb. heart.
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
Say vnto Wisedome, Thou art my sister, and call Understanding thy kinse woman,
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
And behelde among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a yong man void of vnderstanding,
1611 marginal noteHeb. the sonnes.
DOTH not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
¶ Doeth not Wisedome crie? & Understanding put foorth her voice?
1611 marginal noteCha. 1.20
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
O yee simple, vnderstand wisedome: and yee fooles, be yee of an vnderstanding heart.
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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
