Discernment

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

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

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

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.

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

• DAVID
• Decision

I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

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:

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.

• Punishment
• Wisdom

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

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

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

• Wise
• Heart
• Solomon

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

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

• Prudent
• Character

The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

• Miracles

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.

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

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;

Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:

• Wise
• Heart

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?

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.

That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

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

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 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. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

• Wisdom

I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

• Wisdom

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

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

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

• Way
• Wisdom

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.

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

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;

• Wisdom

For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

• Sacrilege

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

• Paul
• Confidence
• Faith

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

• Wisdom

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.