Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
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Bible References
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Job 6:30
“Is there injustice or malice on my tongue?
Can my palate not discern what is destructive?
“Is there injustice or malice on my tongue?
Can my palate not discern what is destructive?
Job 12:11
“Does the ear not put words to the test,
Just as the palate tastes its food [distinguishing between the desirable and the undesirable]?
“Does the ear not put words to the test,
Just as the palate tastes its food [distinguishing between the desirable and the undesirable]?
Job 34:3
“For the ear puts words to the test
As the palate tastes food.
“For the ear puts words to the test
As the palate tastes food.
Psalm 119:103
How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Song of Songs 1:3
“The aroma of your oils is fragrant and pleasing;
Your name is perfume poured out;
Therefore the maidens love you.
“The aroma of your oils is fragrant and pleasing;
Your name is perfume poured out;
Therefore the maidens love you.
Song of Songs 2:3
(The Shulammite Bride)
“Like an apple tree [rare and welcome] among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men!
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet and delicious to my palate.
“Like an apple tree [rare and welcome] among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men!
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet and delicious to my palate.
Matthew 6:22 “The eye is the lamp of the body; so if your eye is clear [spiritually perceptive], your whole body will be full of light [benefiting from God’s precepts].
Ephesians 1:18
And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people),
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Genesis 3:5
For God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened [that is, you will have greater awareness], and you will be like God, knowing [the difference between] good and evil.”
2 Samuel 14:17
Then your maidservant said, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king be comforting, for my lord the king is as the angel of God to discern good and evil. May the Lord your God be with you.’”
1 Kings 3:9
So give Your servant an understanding mind and a hearing heart [with which] to judge Your people, so that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge and rule this great people of Yours?”
Isaiah 7:15
He will eat curds and honey when he knows enough to refuse evil and choose good.
Romans 14:1
As for the one whose faith is weak, accept him [into your fellowship], but not for [the purpose of] quarreling over his opinions.
Philippians 1:9
And this I pray, that your love may abound more and more [displaying itself in greater depth] in real knowledge and in practical insight,