'Discerning' in the Bible
Therefore let Pharaoh select a wise, discerning person to place in charge over the land of Egypt.
Since God has revealed all of this to you," Pharaoh told Joseph, "there is no one so wise and discerning as you.
Choose for yourselves wise and discerning men, known to your tribes, and appoint them as your leaders.
Observe them carefully, because this will show your wisdom and discernment in the eyes of people who'll listen to all these decrees. Then they'll say: "Surely this great nation is a wise and discerning people.'
"Because you asked for this, and you didn't ask for a long life for yourself, and you didn't ask for the lives of your enemies, but instead you've asked for discernment so you can understand how to govern, look how I'm going to do precisely what you asked. I'm giving you a wise and discerning mind, so that there will have been no one like you before you and no one will arise after you like you.
By the grace of our God they brought back a discerning man from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Israel's son Levi, along with Sherebiah and eighteen of his sons and brothers;
Wisdom characterizes the speech of the discerning, but the rod is for the backs of those lacking discernment.
What the righteous person says nourishes many, but fools die because they lack discerning hearts.
Just as the fool considers wickedness his joy, so is wisdom to the discerning man.
Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but the discerning man controls his comments.
Wisdom is at rest in the mind of the discerning even fools know this.
A discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on stupidity.
The wise-hearted person is told to be discerning, and that pleasant speech promotes instruction.
The mind of a discerning person gains knowledge, while the ears of wise people seek out knowledge.
If you scourge a scoffer, the simple person may learn to be discreet; rebuke a discerning man and he will gain understanding.
The intentions of a person's heart are deep waters, but a discerning person reveals them.
Whoever keeps the Law is a discerning son, but whoever keeps company with gluttons brings shame to his father.
The rich man may be wise in his own opinion; but a discerning, poor man sees through him.
Therefore, watch out! "As for me, I will once again do amazing things with this people, wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the insights of their discerning men will stay hidden."
It is God who alters the times and seasons, and he removes kings and promotes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
However, I'm not going to punish your daughters when they commit prostitution, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery, because their men are themselves immoral they offer sacrifices with prostitutes. These people who aren't discerning will stumble.
Whoever is wise, let him understand these things. Whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right: the righteous follow his example, but the rebellious stumble in them.