222 Bible Verses about Discernment
Want to know what the Bible says about Discernment? Here are 222 Bible verses about Discernment from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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2 Corinthians 13:5 NIV
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you —unless, of course, you fail the test?
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2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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1 Kings 3:9-12 NIV
9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”
10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.
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Ecclesiastes 12:13 NIV
Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the duty of all mankind.
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the duty of all mankind.
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1 Corinthians 2:13-14 NIV
13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. 14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.
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Proverbs 3:7 NIV
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and shun evil.
fear the Lord and shun evil.
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Romans 14:1 NIV
Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters.
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John 8:43 NIV
Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say.
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Acts 16:17 NIV
She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.”
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Proverbs 1:4 NIV
for giving prudence to those who are simple,
knowledge and discretion to the young—
knowledge and discretion to the young—
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