8 Bible Verses about Discerning God's Things

And if you say in your hearts, How are we to be certain that the word does not come from the Lord?

The prophet whose words are of peace, when his words come true, will be seen to be a prophet whom the Lord has sent.

And do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that the one who gives an answer by fire is God. And all the people in answer said, It is well said.

Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?

And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues:

And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.

For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit.