Footnote "c" from 1 Kings 3:11 links the phrase "understanding to discern judgment" to Isaiah's prophecy of the Messiah (2 Nephi 21 and Isaiah 11).
2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears.
In mortality, even the wisdom of the Son of God has its foundation in his humility and reverence, his "fear of the Lord." In not seeking his own will, but the will of him who sent him (John 6:38), he is given access to wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge and a sharpness of insight ("of quick understanding") that is safely grounded.
How much more important is it for us to be willing to set aside our own preconceptions, experience and prejudices - the sight of our eyes and the hearing of our ears - in order to be filled with the spirit of wisdom and understanding.
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