'Discerning' in the Bible
Now let Pharaoh look for a man discerning and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has informed you of all this, there is no one so discerning and wise as you are.
Choose wise and discerning and experienced men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.’
behold, I have done according to your words. Behold, I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you.
On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.
The wise in heart will be called understanding,And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.
He who keeps the law is a discerning son,But he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.
I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all.
Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous;And the wisdom of their wise men will perish,And the discernment of their discerning men will be concealed.”
youths in whom was no defect, who were good-looking, showing intelligence in every branch of wisdom, endowed with understanding and discerning knowledge, and who had ability for serving in the king’s court; and he ordered him to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.
Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;Whoever is discerning, let him know them.For the ways of the Lord are right,And the righteous will walk in them,But transgressors will stumble in them.
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- Apprehensive (1 instance)
- Discern (73 instances)
- Discerning (47 instances)
- Discreet (16 instances)
- Distinguish (23 instances)
- Intelligent (56 instances)
- Recognise (4 instances)
- Recognize (201 instances)
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