'Discerning' in the Bible
"So now Pharaoh should look for a wise and discerning man and give him authority over all the land of Egypt.
So Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Because God has enabled you to know all this, there is no one as wise and discerning as you are!
But to this very day the Lord has not given you an understanding mind, perceptive eyes, or discerning ears!
So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours."
I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.
I am more discerning than those older than I, for I observe your precepts.
To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, and a discerning plan to the young person.
(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)
All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge.
Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined.
The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person.
Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is known even in the heart of fools.
The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness.
A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.
Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.
The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.
Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.
The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.
Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.
When a country is rebellious it has many princes, but by someone who is discerning and knowledgeable order is maintained.
The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.
A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.
Again, I observed this on the earth: the race is not always won by the swiftest, the battle is not always won by the strongest; prosperity does not always belong to those who are the wisest, wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning, nor does success always come to those with the most knowledge -- for time and chance may overcome them all.
Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the Lord are right; the godly walk in them, but in them the rebellious stumble.