12 Bible Verses about Distinguishing

such solid nourishment is only fit for such as are arriv'd at their full growth and strength, whose senses have been exercis'd in distinguishing what is good, and what is prejudicial.

you will know them by their fruits: do men gather grapes of thorns,

by their fruits then shall ye know them.

Either allow the tree to be good, and its fruit good; or else say the tree is corrupt, and its fruit corrrupt: for a tree is distinguished by its fruit.

In this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: he that does not practise virtue, and fraternal benevolence, is not of God.

when it is full, they drag it to shore, then sit down, and pick out the good to lay by, but throw the bad away.

for every tree is known by its fruit: it is not on thorns that men gather figs, nor do they gather grapes on a bramble bush.

by this mutual love shall all men know that you are my disciples.

but he that observes his precepts, loves God with a true and perfect love: 'tis by this we know that we are truly christians.

by this you may distinguish the spirit of God: "every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is from God.

we are of God: he that knoweth God, heareth us; he that is not of God, heareth not us. by this we distinguish the spirit of truth from the spirit of imposture.

by this we may know that we love the children of God, if we love God, and keep his commandments.