Bible Verses About Discernment
Scriptures on hearing God's voice and knowing His will.
The spiritual ability to distinguish truth from deception is a vital gift in a world filled with competing voices. True wisdom begins with a heart that is tuned to the frequency of the Spirit through the study of the Word. As you seek guidance for the decisions before you, ask for a spirit of clarity to know which path aligns with His character. Lean into the peace of Christ as your ultimate umpire in every season of uncertainty.
Key Passages
"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."
"How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!"
"I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me."
"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."
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"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?"
"And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;"
"Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;"
"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."
"The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit."
"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world."
"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;"
"Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments."
"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."
"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."
"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment."
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."
"For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints."
"Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee."
"Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God."
"And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;"
"¶ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding."
"Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man."
"But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy."
"¶ Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun."
"Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?"
"Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city."
"Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known."
"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;"
"Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee."
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