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.

Bible References

As an angel

1 Samuel 29:9
And Achish answered David and said, "I know that you are as blameless in my sight as an angel of God. Nevertheless, the commanders of the Philistines have said, 'He shall not go up with us to the battle.'
Proverbs 27:21
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by his praise.
Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

To discern

1 Kings 3:9
Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?"
Job 6:30
Is there any injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity?
1 Corinthians 2:14
The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

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