- to discern:
- "For¹ Godª doth knowª° that¹ in the dayª ye eatª° thereof,¹ then your eyesª shall be opened,ª° and ye shall be¹ as gods,ª knowingª° goodª and evil.ª" {Gen 3:5} + "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" {1Kg 3:9} + "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 3:11} + "Butterª and honeyª shall he eat,ª° that he may knowª° to refuseª° the evil,ª and chooseª° the good.ª" {Isa 7:15} + "¹ Him that is weakª° in the¹ faithª receive¹ ye,²° [but]² notª toª doubtfulª disputations.ª" {Rom 14:1} *Gr: "Butª the naturalª manª receivethª° notª the thingsª of the¹ Spiritª of God:ª forª they areª° foolishnessª unto him:ª neitherªª canª° he knowª° [them], becauseª they are spirituallyª discerned.ª° ... Butª he that is spiritualª¹ judgethª°² all things,ª yetª he¹ himself² is judgedª° ofª no man.ª" {1Co 2:14-15} + "Andª thisª I pray,ª° thatª yourª loveª may aboundª° yetª moreª andª moreª inª knowledgeª andª [in] allª judgment;ª ... That² yeª may approveª° things that are excellent;ª° thatª ye may beª° sincereª andª without offenceª tillª the dayª of Christ;ª" {Php 1:9-10} *Gr: "Proveª° all things;ª hold fastª° that which² is good.ª" {1Th 5:21}
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