57 Bible Verses about Discernment
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Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
But solid food is for the mature—for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil.
And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment,
For it is written:
I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and I will set aside the understanding of the experts.
They must teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and explain to them the difference between the clean and the unclean.
furthermore, if you call out to insight
and lift your voice to understanding,
to another, the performing of miracles,
to another, prophecy,
to another, distinguishing between spirits,
to another, different kinds of languages,
to another, interpretation of languages.
so that you can approve the things that are superior and can be pure and blameless in the day of Christ,
So give Your servant an obedient heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.
The spiritual person, however, can evaluate everything, yet he himself cannot be evaluated by anyone.
Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why don’t you know how to interpret this time?
Appoint for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will make them your leaders.
So you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.
So God said to him, “Because you have requested this and did not ask for long life or riches for yourself, or the death of your enemies, but you asked discernment for yourself to understand justice,
The sensible man’s wisdom is to consider his way,
but the stupidity of fools deceives them.
For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore.
Maintain your competence and discretion.
My son, don’t lose sight of them.
A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
He changes the times and seasons;
He removes kings and establishes kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to those
who have understanding.
For learning what wisdom and discipline are;
for understanding insightful sayings;
All of them are clear to the perceptive,
and right to those who discover knowledge.
For whoever eats and drinks without recognizing the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself.
Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning,
and pleasant speech increases learning.
I am Your servant; give me understanding
so that I may know Your decrees.
Then you will understand righteousness, justice,
and integrity—every good path.
The intelligent person restrains his words,
and one who keeps a cool head
is a man of understanding.
And in the morning, ‘Today will be stormy because the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to read the appearance of the sky, but you can’t read the signs of the times.
A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.
Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends of the earth.
Let whoever is wise understand these things,
and whoever is insightful recognize them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
and the righteous walk in them,
but the rebellious stumble in them.
But the unbeliever does not welcome what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated spiritually.
He deprives trusted advisers of speech
and takes away the elders’ good judgment.
a wise man will listen and increase his learning,
and a discerning man will obtain guidance—
Carefully follow them, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the eyes of the peoples. When they hear about all these statutes, they will say, ‘This great nation is indeed a wise and understanding people.’
Counsel in a man’s heart is deep water;
but a man of understanding draws it out.
therefore I will again confound these people
with wonder after wonder.
The wisdom of their wise men will vanish,
and the understanding of the perceptive will be hidden.
I understand more than the elders
because I obey Your precepts.
Such people do not comprehend
and cannot understand,
for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see,
and their minds so they cannot understand.
From Thematic Bible
Discernment » Satanic
“What do You have to do with us,
Also, demons were coming out of many, shouting and saying, “You are the Son of God!”
and He healed
And he cried out with a loud voice, “What do You have to do with me,
Satanic » Discernment
“What do You have to do with us,
Also, demons were coming out of many, shouting and saying, “You are the Son of God!”
and He healed
And he cried out with a loud voice, “What do You have to do with me,
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Discernment
But the unbeliever
So give Your servant an obedient heart to judge
He will not judge
by what He sees with His eyes,
He will not execute justice
by what He hears with His ears,
By the time he learns to reject what is bad and choose what is good,
But solid food is for the mature—for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil.
Topics on Discernment
Asking For Discernment
Psalm 119:66
for I rely on Your commands.
Discernment Of Governors
Genesis 41:39So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as intelligent and wise as you are.
Discernment of Jesus
John 2:25and because He did not need anyone to testify about man; for He Himself knew what was in man.
Discernment, Nature Of
Proverbs 15:21
but a man with understanding walks a straight path.
Discernment, Source Of
Daniel 2:21
He removes kings and establishes kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to those
who have understanding.
Evil Spirits Discernment
Mark 1:23-24Just then a man with an unclean
Lack Of Discernment
Deuteronomy 1:39Your little children, whom you said would be plunder, your sons who
Spiritual Discernment
2 Kings 4:9Then she said to her husband, “I know that the one who often passes by here is a holy man of God,