57 Bible Verses about Discernment

be considering what things I say, for the Lord give to thee understanding in all things.

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.

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

and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment,

for it hath been written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;'

'And My people they direct between holy and common, and between unclean and clean they cause them to discern.

For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice,

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:

for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless -- to a day of Christ,

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?'

In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod is for the back of him who is lacking understanding.

Errors! who doth understand? From hidden ones declare me innocent,

and he who is spiritual, doth discern indeed all things, and he himself is by no one discerned;

hypocrites! the face of the earth and of the heaven ye have known to make proof of, but this time -- how do ye not make proof of it?

Give for yourselves men, wise and intelligent, and known to your tribes, and I set them for your heads;

And ye have turned back and considered, Between the righteous and the wicked, Between the servant of God and him who is not His servant.

and God saith unto him, 'Because that thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thee many days, nor asked for thee riches, nor asked the life of thine enemies, and hast asked for thee discernment to understand judgment,

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, And the folly of fools is deceit.

Because of this, we also, from the day in which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

And God giveth wisdom to Solomon, and understanding, very much, and breadth of heart, as the sand that is on the edge of the sea;

for if ourselves we were discerning, we would not be being judged,

My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

For a nation lost to counsels are they, And there is no understanding in them.

Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.

And He is changing times and seasons, He is causing kings to pass away, and He is raising up kings; He is giving wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those possessing understanding.

For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,

To execute inventions is as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.

Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,

All of them are plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.

for he who is eating and drinking unworthily, judgment to himself he doth eat and drink -- not discerning the body of the Lord.

To the wise in heart is called, 'Intelligent,' And sweetness of lips increaseth learning.

Thy servant am I -- cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies.

Then understandest thou righteousness, And judgment, and uprightness -- every good path.

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

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper is a man of understanding.

and at morning, Foul weather to-day, for the heaven is red -- gloomy; hypocrites, the face of the heavens indeed ye do know to discern, but the signs of the times ye are not able!

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

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

The face of the intelligent is to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.

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 the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know them, because spiritually they are discerned;

Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.

(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

and ye have kept and done them (for it is your wisdom and your understanding) before the eyes of the peoples who hear all these statutes, and they have said, Only, a people wise and understanding is this great nation.

Counsel in the heart of a man is deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.

Therefore, lo, I am adding to do wonderfully with this people, A wonder, and a marvel, And perished hath the wisdom of its wise ones, And the understanding of its intelligent ones hideth itself.'

Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.

They have not known, nor do they understand, For He hath daubed their eyes from seeing, Their heart from acting wisely.