21 Bible Verses about Discernment, Nature Of

Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth his going.

and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment, for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless -- to a day of Christ,

Who is wise, and doth understand these? Prudent, and knoweth them? For upright are the ways of Jehovah, And the righteous go on in them, And the transgressors stumble therein!

and thy maid-servant saith, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for ease; for as a messenger of God so is my lord the king, to understand the good and the evil; and Jehovah thy God is with thee.'

Is there in my tongue perverseness? Discerneth not my palate desirable things?

Butter and honey he doth eat, When he knoweth to refuse evil, and to fix on good.

so as to make a separation between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the pure;

A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth -- for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.'

To refresh him in the fear of Jehovah, And by the sight of his eyes he judgeth not, Nor by the hearing of his ears decideth.

And of the sons of Issachar, having understanding for the times, to know what Israel should do; their heads are two hundred, and all their brethren are at their command.

And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: When already its branch may have become tender, and the leaves it may put forth, ye know that summer is nigh, so also ye, when ye may see all these, ye know that it is nigh -- at the doors.

And the king saith to wise men, knowing the times -- for so is the word of the king before all knowing law and judgment,

and Thou hast given to Thy servant an understanding heart, to judge Thy people, to discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'

Lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.

and to another in-workings of mighty deeds; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; and to another divers kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues:

And prophets -- let two or three speak, and let the others discern,

Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.

and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what is the will of God -- the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.