Job 34:3
“For the ear puts words to the test
As the palate tastes food.
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]?
1 Corinthians 2:15
But the spiritual man [the spiritually mature Christian] judges all things [questions, examines and applies what the Holy Spirit reveals], yet is himself judged by no one [the unbeliever cannot judge and understand the believer’s spiritual nature].
Job 6:30
“Is there injustice or malice on my tongue?
Can my palate not discern what is destructive?
Job 31:30
“No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin
By cursing my enemy and asking for his life.
Job 33:2
“Behold, I have opened my mouth [to begin my speech];
My tongue in my mouth is going to speak.
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for the [spiritually] mature, whose senses are trained by practice to distinguish between what is morally good and what is evil.
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The ear
“Is there injustice or malice on my tongue?
Can my palate not discern what is destructive?
“Does the ear not put words to the test,
Just as the palate tastes its food [distinguishing between the desirable and the undesirable]?