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Isaiah 56:11
They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; they all turn to their own way, they seek their own gain.
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Proverbs 28:5
Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
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Isaiah 6:9-10
He said,“ Go and tell this people:“‘ Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
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Daniel 12:10
Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.
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Matthew 13:51
“ Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked.“ Yes,” they replied.
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John 16:25
“ Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father.
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Psalms 106:7
When our ancestors were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea.
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Matthew 13:13-14
This is why I speak to them in parables:“ Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:“‘ You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
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Psalms 82:5
“ The‘ gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
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John 8:27
They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father.
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John 8:43
Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say.
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John 6:60
On hearing it, many of his disciples said,“ This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”
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1 John 5 20
We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
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John 7:36
What did he mean when he said,‘ You will look for me, but you will not find me,’ and‘ Where I am, you cannot come’?”
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1 Corinthians 2 14
The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.
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John 6:52
Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves,“ How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”