And he said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord – that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Who has put wisdom in the heart, or has imparted understanding to the mind?

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.

Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.

How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

He spoke with me, instructing me as follows: “Daniel, I have now come to impart understanding to you.

From Issachar there were 200 leaders and all their relatives at their command – they understood the times and knew what Israel should do.

Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey the law of the Lord your God.

The Lord’s spirit will rest on him – a spirit that gives extraordinary wisdom, a spirit that provides the ability to execute plans, a spirit that produces absolute loyalty to the Lord.

Therefore I will again do an amazing thing for these people – an absolutely extraordinary deed. Wise men will have nothing to say, the sages will have no explanations.”

You will no longer see a defiant people whose language you do not comprehend, whose derisive speech you do not understand.

The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has fully carried out his intended purposes. In days to come you people will come to understand this clearly.

In every matter of wisdom and insight the king asked them about, he found them to be ten times better than any of the magicians and astrologers that were in his entire empire.

While I, Daniel, was watching the vision, I sought to understand it. Now one who appeared to be a man was standing before me.

So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say, “Indeed, this great nation is a very wise people.”

Huram also said, “Worthy of praise is the Lord God of Israel, who made the sky and the earth! He has given David a wise son who has discernment and insight and will build a temple for the Lord, as well as a royal palace for himself.

When its branches get brittle, they break; women come and use them for kindling. For these people lack understanding, therefore the one who made them has no compassion on them; the one who formed them has no mercy on them.

In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel (who was also called Belteshazzar). This message was true and concerned a great war. He understood the message and gained insight by the vision.