17 Bible Verses about Distinguishing

Then said Isaac unto Jacob, "Come near and let me feel thee my son, whether thou be my son Esau or not."

But strong meat belongeth to them that are perfect, which through custom have their wits exercised, to judge both good and evil also.

And they sent that gay coat and caused it to be brought unto their father and said, "This have we found: see, whether it be thy son's coat or no."

And mark if he go up by the way that leadeth unto his own coast, to Bethshemesh, then it is he that did us this great evil. But and if he do not, then it is not his hand that smote us, but it was a chance that happened us."

Moreover, the men of Gilead took the passages of Jordan from the Ephraimites. And when those Ephraimites that were escaped said, "Let us go over," then the men of Gilead said unto them, "Ye are Ephraimites." And they said, "Nay." Then the other answered, "Then say, 'Shibboleth.'" And they said, "Syboleth" - and could not so pronounce. Whereupon the others took them and slew them at the passages of Jordan. And there were overthrown at that time, of the Ephraimites, forty two thousand.

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns? Or figs of thistles?

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good also, or else make the tree evil, and his fruit evil also. For the tree is known by his fruit.

And Moses said, "Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works, and that I have not done them of mine own mind: If these men die the common death of all men or if they be visited after the visitation of all men, then the LORD hath not sent me. But and if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth and swallow them and all that pertain unto them, so that they go down quick in to hell: then ye shall understand, that these men have railed upon the LORD."

And hereby are the sons of God known, and also the sons of the devil. All that work not righteousness, are not of God, nor he that loveth not his brother.

the which when it is full, men draw to land, and sit and gather the good into their vessels, and cast the bad away.

For every tree is known by his fruit. Neither of thorns gather men figs, nor of bushes gather they grapes.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye shall have love one to another."

He that keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfect, indeed. And hereby know we that we are in him.

Hereby shall ye know the spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God.

We be of God, and he that knoweth God heareth us: and he that is not of God, heareth us not. And hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

In this we know that we love the sons of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.