Discernment
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Discernment

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Discernment (43 Occurrences)
... and tendencies; penetrative and discriminate mental vision; acuteness; sagacity;
insight; as, the errors of youth often proceed from the want of discernment. ...
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Discerning (29 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I
will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing." (WEB ASV). ...
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Lacks (27 Occurrences)
... (See NAS RSV NIV). Proverbs 11:12 He that despiseth his neighbour lacketh understanding;
but a man of discernment holdeth his peace. (See NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Weak (102 Occurrences)
... 11. (vi) Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless;
as, a weak king or magistrate. 12. (vi) Resulting from, or ...
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Insight (39 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Power of acute observation and deduction;
discernment; perception. 2. (n.) A sight or view of ...
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Teach (172 Occurrences)
... tech, tech'-er, tech'-ing: I. OLD TESTAMENT TERMS 1. Discipline 2. Law 3. Discernment
4. Wisdom 5. Knowledge 6. Illumination 7. Vision 8. Inspiration 9 ...
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Teaching (372 Occurrences)
... tech, tech'-er, tech'-ing: I. OLD TESTAMENT TERMS 1. Discipline 2. Law 3. Discernment
4. Wisdom 5. Knowledge 6. Illumination 7. Vision 8. Inspiration 9 ...
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Teacher (103 Occurrences)
... tech, tech'-er, tech'-ing: I. OLD TESTAMENT TERMS 1. Discipline 2. Law 3. Discernment
4. Wisdom 5. Knowledge 6. Illumination 7. Vision 8. Inspiration 9 ...
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Blind (91 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of intellectual light;
unable or unwilling to understand or judge; as, authors are blind to their own ...
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Redeemer (42 Occurrences)
... This general idea, of course, persists throughout the revelation and enters largely
into our thinking of today, but the growing moral discernment of the ...
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Redemption (46 Occurrences)
... This general idea, of course, persists throughout the revelation and enters largely
into our thinking of today, but the growing moral discernment of the ...
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Discernings (1 Occurrence)

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Unveiled (7 Occurrences)
... Jesus exclaimed, "I heartily praise Thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that
Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of discernment, and hast ...
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Unskillful (1 Occurrence)
... unskillful logician. 2. (a.) Lacking discernment; injudicious; ignorant.
Multi-Version Concordance Unskillful (1 Occurrence). Hebrews ...
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Understanding (248 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb; knowledge;
discernment; comprehension; interpretation; explanation. ...
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Increases (24 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Proverbs 16:21 The wise in heart is called a man of discernment; and
the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. (See NAS RSV). ...
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Inclining (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Inclining (1 Occurrence). Proverbs 2:2 So that thou make
thine ear attend unto wisdom, and thy heart incline to discernment; (See RSV) ...
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Feeds (14 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Proverbs 15:14 The heart of him that hath discernment seeketh knowledge;
but the mouth of fools feedeth on folly. (See NAS NIV). ...
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Frustrate (7 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I
will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing." (See NIV). ...
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Tact (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Skill and discernment to say what is appropriate
to circumstances. 2. (n.) The sense of touch; feeling. ...
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Taste (46 Occurrences)
... order, congruity, proportion, symmetry, or whatever constitutes excellence,
particularly in the fine arts and belles-letters; critical judgment; discernment. ...
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Thwart (5 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I
will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing." (See RSV). ...
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Thorough (7 Occurrences)
... ceased to pray for you and to entreat that you may be filled with a clear knowledge
of His will accompanied by thorough wisdom and discernment in spiritual ...
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Enlighten (8 Occurrences)
... Sin mars the intellectual discernment; "but he that is spiritual discerneth all
things" (1 Corinthians 2:15 King James Version, margin). MO Evans. ...
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Exquisite
... 3. (a.) of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to
satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as, exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment...
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Exclaimed (45 Occurrences)
... Jesus exclaimed, "I heartily praise Thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that
Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of discernment, and hast ...
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Election (6 Occurrences)
... a mayor. 3. (a.) Power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act.
4. (a.) Discriminating choice; discernment. 5. (a.) Divine ...
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Discreet (9 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Free from pretension; showing discernment; using judicious words that respect
privacy; as, a discreet letter, especially in avoiding error or evil, and ...
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Depth (22 Occurrences)
... RSV). Philippians 1:9 This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and
more in knowledge and all discernment; (See NIV). Genesis ...
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Derides (2 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Proverbs 11:12 He that despiseth his neighbour lacketh understanding;
but a man of discernment holdeth his peace. (See NIV). ...
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Discretion (20 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious
discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence ...
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Doom (15 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) Ruin; death. 4. (vt) Discriminating opinion or judgment; discrimination;
discernment; decision. 5. (vt) To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge. ...
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Discerns (2 Occurrences)

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Distinction (14 Occurrences)
... act of distinguishing or denoting the differences between objects, or the qualities
by which one is known from others; exercise of discernment; discrimination. ...
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Perception (1 Occurrence)
... n.) Cognizance by the senses or intellect; apprehension by the bodily organs, or
by the mind, of what is presented to them; discernment; apprehension; cognition ...
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Blunt (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp. 2. (a.)
Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute. ...
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Bloodshed (43 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 25:33 And blessed be thy discernment, and blessed be thou, who hast kept
me this day from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging myself with mine ...
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Cleverness (4 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I
will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing." (See NAS RSV). ...
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Ceased (80 Occurrences)
... ceased to pray for you and to entreat that you may be filled with a clear knowledge
of His will accompanied by thorough wisdom and discernment in spiritual ...
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Critically (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (adv.) In a critical manner; with nice
discernment; accurately; exactly. 2. (adv.) At a crisis; at ...
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Confederates (1 Occurrence)
... men that were at peace with thee have beguiled thee, and prevailed against thee;
they that eat thy bread lay a snare under thee, in whom there is no discernment...
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Clever (3 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I
will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing." (See NAS RSV). ...
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Attentive (18 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Proverbs 2:2 So that thou make thine
ear attend unto wisdom, and thy heart incline to discernment; (See NAS RSV). ...
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Acute (4 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Having shrewd discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating;
clever; shrewd; -- opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer ...
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Sage (1 Occurrence)
... blue sage. 2. (n.) The sagebrush. 3. (superl.) Having nice discernment and
powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious. 4. (superl ...
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Subtlety (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination.
3. (n.) Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive. Int. ...
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Sense (195 Occurrences)
... sensibility; feeling. 3. (vt) Perception through the intellect; apprehension;
recognition; understanding; discernment; appreciation. 4. (vt ...
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Sagacious (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Showing keen mental discernment; shrewd;
skilled in following a trail. 2. (a.) Hence, of quick ...
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Sages (4 Occurrences)
... Jesus exclaimed, "I heartily praise Thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that
Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of discernment, and hast ...
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Abound (36 Occurrences)
... Philippians 1:9 This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge
and all discernment; (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Accompanied (43 Occurrences)
... ceased to pray for you and to entreat that you may be filled with a clear knowledge
of His will accompanied by thorough wisdom and discernment in spiritual ...
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Walks (51 Occurrences)
... (WEB NAS RSV). Proverbs 15:21 Folly is joy to him that lacketh understanding; but
a man of discernment walketh straightforwards. (See NAS RSV). ...
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Entreat (55 Occurrences)
... ceased to pray for you and to entreat that you may be filled with a clear knowledge
of His will accompanied by thorough wisdom and discernment in spiritual ...
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Hidden (181 Occurrences)
... Jesus exclaimed, "I heartily praise Thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that
Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of discernment, and hast ...
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Destroy (379 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I
will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing." (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS ...
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Righteousness (442 Occurrences)
... Hebrew ideal. First, there was an increasingly clear discernment that certain
things are to be ruled out at once as immoral. The ...
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Finds (71 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Proverbs 14:6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; but knowledge
is easy unto him that hath discernment. (See NAS NIV). ...
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Praise (487 Occurrences)
... Jesus exclaimed, "I heartily praise Thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that
Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of discernment, and hast ...
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Entreated (56 Occurrences)
... all this evil is come on us: yet have we not entreated the favor of Yahweh our God,
that we should turn from our iniquities, and have discernment in your truth ...
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Void (64 Occurrences)
... Proverbs 10:13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod
is for the back of him who is void of understanding. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). ...
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Gifts (144 Occurrences)
... The prophet claimed to be the medium of divine revelations (1 Corinthians 14:30);
and by the spiritual discernment of his hearers the truth of his claim was to ...
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Iniquities (59 Occurrences)
... all this evil is come on us: yet have we not entreated the favor of Yahweh our God,
that we should turn from our iniquities, and have discernment in your truth ...
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Spiritual (42 Occurrences)
... The prophet claimed to be the medium of divine revelations (1 Corinthians 14:30);
and by the spiritual discernment of his hearers the truth of his claim was to ...
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Exaltation (9 Occurrences)
... Lord in His office as Sovereign and Administrator of the kingdom; but there is also
the expectation of a definite and final act of separation and discernment. ...
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Wise (422 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I
will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE ...
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Heartily (6 Occurrences)
... Jesus exclaimed, "I heartily praise Thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that
Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of discernment, and hast ...
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Philippians (2 Occurrences)
... Paul has nothing but praise for his beloved brethren and prayer that their love
may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment (Philippians 1:9 ...
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Perfect (205 Occurrences)
... Hebrews 5:14 and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having
the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil. ...
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Written (323 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I
will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing." (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY ...
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Tidings (169 Occurrences)
... ceased to pray for you and to entreat that you may be filled with a clear knowledge
of His will accompanied by thorough wisdom and discernment in spiritual ...
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Calamity (108 Occurrences)
... all this evil is come on us: yet have we not entreated the favor of Yahweh our God,
that we should turn from our iniquities, and have discernment in your truth ...
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Rod (138 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS BBE WBS YLT). Proverbs 10:13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has
discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding. ...
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Church (110 Occurrences)
... teacher explained and applied truth that was already possessed (Hebrews 5:12), the
prophet was recognized by those who had spiritual discernment (1 Corinthians ...
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Wisdom (320 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of
it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment ...
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Job (60 Occurrences)
... 3. Crookedness of the Order of things: With the sense that the old theories have
become stale and pointless, though his discernment of the evil of things is ...
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Christ (573 Occurrences)
... Lord in His office as Sovereign and Administrator of the kingdom; but there is also
the expectation of a definite and final act of separation and discernment. ...
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Backslide
... 3. Crookedness of the Order of things: With the sense that the old theories have
become stale and pointless, though his discernment of the evil of things is ...
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Mark (182 Occurrences)
... Amen. (See RSV). 2 Timothy 2:7 Mark well what I am saying: the Lord will give you
discernment in everything. (WEY). 2 Timothy 4:11 Only Luke is with me. ...
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