57 Bible Verses about Discernment

Think of what I say, for the Lord will give thee understanding in all things.

but solid food belongs to full-grown men, who, on account of habit, have their senses exercised for distinguishing both good and evil.

Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and set aside the understanding of the understanding ones.

And they shall teach my people the difference between holy and profane, and cause them to discern between unclean and clean.

yea, if thou criest after discernment and liftest up thy voice to understanding;

and to another operations of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; and to a different one kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues.

that ye may judge of and approve the things that are more excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence for Christ's day,

Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this thy numerous people?

In the lips of an intelligent man wisdom is found; but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

Who understandeth his errors? Purify me from secret faults.

but the spiritual discerns all things, and he is discerned of no one.

Hypocrites, ye know how to judge of the appearance of the earth and of the heaven; how is it then that ye do not discern this time?

Provide you wise and understanding and known men, according to your tribes, that I may make them your chiefs.

And ye shall return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

And God said to him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself discernment to understand judgment;

The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish is deceit.

For this reason we also, from the day we heard of your faith and love, do not cease praying and asking for you, to the end that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.

But if we judged ourselves, so were we not judged.

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:

For they are a nation void of counsel, And understanding is not in them.

A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.

And it is he that changeth times and seasons; He deposeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom to the wise, And knowledge to them that know understanding.

to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

It is as sport to a foolish man to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

discretion shall keep thee, understanding shall preserve thee:

They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

For the eater and drinker eats and drinks judgment to himself, not distinguishing the body.

The wise in heart is called intelligent, and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.

Then shalt thou understand righteousness and judgment and equity: every good path.

And let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit.

and in the morning, A storm to-day, for the sky is red and lowering; ye know how to discern the face of the sky, but ye cannot the signs of the times.

Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:

A rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? intelligent, and he shall know them? For the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but the transgressors shall fall therein.

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him; and he cannot know them because they are spiritually discerned;

He depriveth of speech the trusty, and taketh away the judgment of the elders;

He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels:

The heart of an intelligent man getteth knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

And ye shall keep and do them; for that will be your wisdom and your understanding before the eyes of the peoples that shall hear all these statutes, and say, Verily this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.

therefore, behold, I will proceed to do marvellously with this people, to do marvellously, even with wonder, and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their intelligent ones shall be hid.

I understand more than the aged, because I have observed thy precepts.

They have no knowledge, and understand not; for he hath plastered their eyes, that they may not see; and their hearts, that they may not understand.