בִּין bîyn

Meaning

to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand

In the King James Version: attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Psalms 33:15 He shapes the hearts of each; He considers all their works.
• Psalms 37:10 Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
• Psalms 49:20 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
• Psalms 50:22 Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
• Psalms 58:9 Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.
• Psalms 73:17 until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
• Psalms 82:5 They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
• Psalms 92:6 A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
• Psalms 94:7 They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
• Psalms 94:8 Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
• Psalms 107:43 Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
• Psalms 119:27 Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.
• Psalms 119:34 Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
• Psalms 119:73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
• Psalms 119:95 The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
• Psalms 119:100 I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.
• Psalms 119:104 I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
• Psalms 119:125 I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.
• Psalms 119:130 The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
• Psalms 119:144 Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
• Psalms 119:169 May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.
• Psalms 139:2 You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.
• Proverbs 1:2 for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,
• Proverbs 1:5 let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
• Proverbs 1:6 by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
• Proverbs 2:5 then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.
• Proverbs 2:9 Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.
• Proverbs 7:7 I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
• Proverbs 8:5 O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
• Proverbs 8:9 They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
• Proverbs 10:13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
• Proverbs 14:6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
• Proverbs 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
• Proverbs 14:15 The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
• Proverbs 14:33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
• Proverbs 15:14 A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
• Proverbs 16:21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
• Proverbs 17:10 A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
• Proverbs 17:24 Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
• Proverbs 17:28 Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
• Proverbs 18:15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
• Proverbs 19:25 Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
• Proverbs 20:24 A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
• Proverbs 21:29 A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.
• Proverbs 23:1 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
• Proverbs 24:12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
• Proverbs 28:2 A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
• Proverbs 28:5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
• Proverbs 28:7 A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
• Proverbs 28:11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.
• Proverbs 29:7 The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
• Proverbs 29:19 A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
• Ecclesiastes 9:11 I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
• Isaiah 1:3 The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
• Isaiah 3:3 the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.
• Isaiah 5:21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
• Isaiah 6:9 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
• Isaiah 6:10 Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
• Isaiah 10:13 For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.
• Isaiah 14:16 Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,