- judgeth:
- or, discerneth, "Then thine handmaidª said,ª° The wordª of my lordª the kingª shall now¹ be¹ comfortable:ª for¹ as an angelª of God,ª so¹ [is] my lordª the kingª to discernª° goodª and bad:ª therefore the LORDª thy Godª will be¹ with¹ thee." {2Sm 14:17} + "Giveª° therefore thy servantª an understandingª° heartª to judgeª°¹ thy people,ª that I may discernª° between¹ goodª and bad:ª for¹ who¹ is ableª° to judgeª° this¹ thy so greatª¹ a people?ª ... And Godª saidª° unto¹ him, Because¹¹ thou hast askedª°¹ this¹ thing,ª and hast not¹ askedª° for thyself longª life;ª neither¹ hast askedª° richesª for thyself, nor¹ hast askedª° the lifeª of thine enemies;ª° but hast askedª° for thyself understandingª° to discernª° judgment;ª" {1Kg 3:9-11} + "The secretª of the LORDª [is] with them that fearª him; and he will shewª° them his covenant.ª" {Psa 25:14} + "Evilª men²¹ understandª° not¹ judgment:ª but they that seekª° the LORDª understandª° all¹ [things]." {Prv 28:5} + "Whoso keepethª° the commandmentª shall feelª° no¹ evilª thing:ª and a wise man'sª heartª discernethª° both timeª and judgment.ª" {Ecc 8:5} + "Ifª any manª willª° doª° hisª will,ª he shall knowª° ofª the¹ doctrine,ª whetherª it beª° ofª God,ª orª [whether] Iª speakª° ofª myself.ª" {Jhn 7:17} + "Tillª we allª comeª° inª the¹ unityª of the¹ faith,ª andª of the¹ knowledgeª of the¹ Sonª of God,ª untoª a perfectª man,ª untoª the measureª of the statureª of the¹ fulnessª of Christ:ª ... Thatª we [henceforth] beª° no moreª children,ª tossed to and fro,ª° andª carried about¹ with²° everyª windª of doctrine,ª byª the¹ sleightª of men,ª [and]¹ cunning craftiness,ª² wherebyª they lie in wait² to deceive;ª¹" {Eph 4:13-14} + "That² yeª may approveª° things that are excellent;ª° thatª ye may beª° sincereª andª without offenceª tillª the dayª of Christ;ª" {Php 1:10} *Gr: "Proveª° all things;ª hold fastª° that which² is good.ª" {1Th 5:21} + "Butª strong² meatª¹ belongeth¹ to them that are²° of full age,ª [even] those who by reason² of¹ useª haveª° their sensesª exercisedª° toª discernª bothª goodª andª evil.ª" {Hbr 5:14} + "Beloved,ª believeª° notª everyª spirit,ª butª tryª° the¹ spiritsª whetherª they areª° ofª God:ª becauseª manyª false prophetsª are gone outª° intoª the¹ world.ª" {1Jn 4:1}
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