2 Samuel 19:35

I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I continue to be a burden to my lord the king?

2 Samuel 15:33

David said to him, "If you leave with me you will be a burden to me.

Ezra 2:65

not counting their male and female servants, who numbered 7,337. They also had 200 male and female singers

Psalm 90:10

The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one's best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.

Exodus 2:8

Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Yes, do so." So the young girl went and got the child's mother.

Exodus 12:4

If any household is too small for a lamb, the man and his next-door neighbor are to take a lamb according to the number of people -- you will make your count for the lamb according to how much each one can eat.

2 Samuel 13:25

But the king said to Absalom, "No, my son. We shouldn't all go. We shouldn't burden you in that way." Though Absalom pressed him, the king was not willing to go. Instead, David blessed him.

Nehemiah 7:67

not counting their 7,337 male and female servants. They also had 245 male and female singers.

Job 6:30

Is there any falsehood on my lips? Can my mouth not discern evil things?

Job 12:11

Does not the ear test words, as the tongue tastes food?

Ecclesiastes 2:8

I also amassed silver and gold for myself, as well as valuable treasures taken from kingdoms and provinces. I acquired male singers and female singers for myself, and what gives a man sensual delight -- a harem of beautiful concubines!

Ecclesiastes 12:1-5

So remember your Creator in the days of your youth -- before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them";

Isaiah 5:11-12

Those who get up early to drink beer are as good as dead, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.

1 Peter 2:3

if you have experienced the Lord's kindness.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?

Bible References

Can i discern

Job 6:30
Is there any falsehood on my lips? Can my mouth not discern evil things?
Job 12:11
Does not the ear test words, as the tongue tastes food?
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.
1 Peter 2:3
if you have experienced the Lord's kindness.

Taste

Ecclesiastes 12:1
So remember your Creator in the days of your youth -- before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them";

I hear

Ezra 2:65
not counting their male and female servants, who numbered 7,337. They also had 200 male and female singers
Nehemiah 7:67
not counting their 7,337 male and female servants. They also had 245 male and female singers.
Exodus 2:8
Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Yes, do so." So the young girl went and got the child's mother.
Exodus 12:4
If any household is too small for a lamb, the man and his next-door neighbor are to take a lamb according to the number of people -- you will make your count for the lamb according to how much each one can eat.

A burden

2 Samuel 13:25
But the king said to Absalom, "No, my son. We shouldn't all go. We shouldn't burden you in that way." Though Absalom pressed him, the king was not willing to go. Instead, David blessed him.
2 Samuel 15:33
David said to him, "If you leave with me you will be a burden to me.

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