Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.
As an angel
To discern
Bible References
As an angel
1 Samuel 29:9
And Achish in answer said, It is true that in my eyes you are good, like an angel of God: but still, the rulers of the Philistines have said, He is not to go up with us to the fight.
Proverbs 27:21
The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.
Proverbs 29:5
A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.
To discern
1 Kings 3:9
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?
Job 6:30
Is there evil in my tongue? is not the cause of my trouble clear to me?
1 Corinthians 2:14
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.