Bible Verses About Discernment

Discernment is the ability to make wise decisions and understand what is right or wrong. It’s an important skill for navigating life and staying true to your faith. In this blog post, we’ll look at Bible verses that offer guidance on how to develop and use discernment. These passages will help you learn how to seek wisdom from God, make thoughtful choices, and stay on the right path. Whether you’re facing a big decision or just trying to understand a situation better, these verses will provide valuable insights and encouragement.

Bible Verses About Discernment

Proverbs 2:6 – “For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”

Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

Proverbs 4:7 – “The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.”

Proverbs 8:11 – “For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.”

Proverbs 9:10 – “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”

Proverbs 11:2 – “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”

Proverbs 12:15 – “The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.”

Proverbs 15:22 – “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”

Proverbs 16:16 – “How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!”

Proverbs 18:15 – “The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.”

Proverbs 19:20 – “Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.”

Proverbs 21:30 – “There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.”

Proverbs 24:5 – “The wise prevail through great power, and those who have knowledge muster their strength.”

Ecclesiastes 7:12 – “Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves those who have it.”

Matthew 7:7 – “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

Matthew 7:15 – “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.”

Matthew 10:16 – “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.”

John 7:24 – “Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”

John 16:13 – “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.”

Acts 17:11 – “Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.”

Romans 12:2 – “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

1 Corinthians 2:14 – “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.”

1 Corinthians 12:10 – “To another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.”

1 Corinthians 14:29 – “Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.”

Philippians 1:9 – “And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight.”

Colossians 1:9 – “For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives.”

Colossians 2:2 – “My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ.”

1 Thessalonians 5:21 – “But test them all; hold on to what is good.”

1 John 4:1 – “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

Proverbs 2:3-5 – “Indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.”

Proverbs 5:1-2 – “My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight, that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.”

Proverbs 15:14 – “The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.”

Isaiah 11:2 – “The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord.”

Isaiah 30:21 – “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.’”

Jeremiah 33:3 – “‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’”

Daniel 2:21 – “He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.”

Hosea 14:9 – “The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.”

Zechariah 8:16 – “These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts.”

Matthew 16:3 – “And in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.”

Luke 12:56 – “Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?”

John 8:32 – “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Romans 1:19-20 – “Since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”

Romans 8:27 – “And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.”

1 Corinthians 1:19 – “For it is written: ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.’”

1 Corinthians 2:10 – “These are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.”

1 Corinthians 2:16 – “‘For who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?’ But we have the mind of Christ.”

Philippians 1:10 – “So that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.”

James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”

James 3:17 – “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.”

1 John 2:20 – “But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.”

These verses provide guidance on seeking wisdom, understanding, and discernment from God, which are essential for making informed and righteous decisions.

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