57 Bible Verses about Discernment

Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

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.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

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

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

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

Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

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

And God said unto 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 understanding to discern judgment;

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

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

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

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

For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.

A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

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

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

The wise in heart shall be called prudent: 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; yea, every good path.

Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; 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? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.