understanding vs wisdom

understanding

noun
  • Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. 

  • Opinion, judgement or outlook. 

  • An informal contract; mutual agreement. 

  • A reconciliation of differences. 

  • The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment. 

  • Sympathy. 

adj
  • Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance. 

wisdom

noun
  • The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained. 

  • A piece of wise advice. 

  • A group of owls. 

  • The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding. 

  • An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise. 

  • The ability to know and apply spiritual truths. 

  • The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good. 

  • A group of wombats. 

How often have the words understanding and wisdom occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )