Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Discern’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Discern’ occurs 57 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 30:1 Then Rachel, discerning that she was infertile, envied her sister, and so she said to her husband, “Give me children, otherwise I will die.”Genesis 30:1
Genesis 31:43 Laban answered him: “My daughters and sons, and your flocks, and all that you discern are mine. What can I do to my sons and grandchildren?Genesis 31:43
Genesis 44:5 The cup that you have stolen, it is that from which my lord drinks, and in which he is accustomed to discern signs. You have done a very sinful thing.’ ”Genesis 44:5
Genesis 44:15 And he said to them: “Why would you choose to act in this way? Could you be ignorant that there is no one like me in the knowledge of discerning signs?”Genesis 44:15
Genesis 47:23 Therefore, Joseph said to the people: “So, as you discern, both you and your lands are possessed by Pharaoh; take seed and sow the fields,Genesis 47:23
Genesis 47:29 And when he discerned that the day of his death was approaching, he called his son Joseph, and he said to him: “If I have found favor in your sight, place your hand under my thigh. And you shall show me mercy and truth, not to bury me in Egypt.Genesis 47:29
Genesis 50:20 You devised evil against me. But God turned it into good, so that he might exalt me, just as you presently discern, and so that he might bring about the salvation of many peoples.Genesis 50:20
Number of the word / term Discern in Genesis: 7
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 3:4 Then the Lord, discerning that he proceeded on to see it, called to him from the midst of the bush, and he said, “Moses, Moses.” And he responded, “Here I am.”Exodus 3:4
Exodus 32:9 And again, the Lord said to Moses: “I discern that this people is stiff-necked.Exodus 32:9
Exodus 33:10 And all discerned that the pillar of cloud stood at the door of the Tabernacle. And they stood and worshipped at the doors of their tents.Exodus 33:10
Exodus 34:10 The Lord responded: “I will enter into a pact in the sight of all. I will perform signs which have never been seen on earth, nor among any nation, so that this people, in whose midst you are, may discern the terrible work of the Lord that I will do.Exodus 34:10
Number of the word / term Discern in Exodus: 4
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 10:10 And so may you have the knowledge to discern between holy and profane, between polluted and clean.Leviticus 10:10
Leviticus 13:17 the priest shall examine him, and he shall discern him to be clean.Leviticus 13:17
Number of the word / term Discern in Leviticus: 2
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 16:28 And Moses said: “By this shall you know that the Lord has sent me to do all that you discern, and that I have not brought these things out of my own heart:Numbers 16:28
Numbers 16:38 in the deaths of these sinners. And let him form them into plates, and affix them to the altar, because incense had been offered in them to the Lord, and they were sanctified, and so that the sons of Israel may discern in them a sign and a memorial.”Numbers 16:38
Numbers 22:23 The donkey, discerning that the Angel was standing in the way with a drawn sword, turned herself from the road and went through a field. And when Balaam beat her and intended to return her to the path,Numbers 22:23
Number of the word / term Discern in Numbers: 3
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 4:38 so as to wipe away, upon your arrival, nations, very great and stronger than you, and so as to lead you in, and to present to you their land as a possession, just as you discern in the present day.Deuteronomy 4:38
Deuteronomy 9:13 And again, the Lord said to me: ‘I discern that this people is stiff-necked.Deuteronomy 9:13
Number of the word / term Discern in Deuteronomy: 2
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 23:3 And you yourselves discern all that the Lord your God has done with all the surrounding nations, in what manner he himself has fought for you.Joshua 23:3
Number of the word / term Discern in Joshua: 1
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Judges
Judges 12:3 And discerning this, I put my life in my own hands, and I crossed to the sons of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hands. What am I guilty of, that you would rise up in battle against me?”Judges 12:3
Judges 19:25 But they were not willing to agree to his words. So the man, discerning this, led out his mate to them, and he delivered her to their sexual abuse. And when they had abused her for the entire night, they released her in the morning.Judges 19:25
Judges 20:7 You are all present here, O sons of Israel. Discern what you ought to do.”Judges 20:7
Judges 20:36 But the sons of Benjamin, when they had seen themselves to be the weaker, began to flee. And the sons of Israel discerning this, gave them room to flee, so that they might arrive at the ambushes that were prepared, which they had positioned near the city.Judges 20:36
Judges 20:39 And then, the sons of Israel discerned this sign during the battle (for the sons of Benjamin had thought that they fled, and they pursued them forcefully, cutting down thirty men from their army).Judges 20:39
Judges 20:40 And they saw something like a pillar of smoke ascending from the city. Likewise, Benjamin, looking back, discerned that the city was captured, for the flames were being carried on high.Judges 20:40
Number of the word / term Discern in Judges: 6
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 19:35 Today I am eighty years old. Are my senses quick to discern sweet and bitter? Or is food and drink able to delight your servant? Or can I still hear the voice of men and women singers? Why should your servant be a burden to my lord the king?2 Samuel 19:35
Number of the word / term Discern in 2 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 3:9 Therefore, give to your servant a teachable heart, so that he may be able to judge your people, and to discern between good and evil. For who will be able to judge this people, your people, who are so many?”1 Kings 3:9
1 Kings 3:11 And the Lord said to Solomon: “Since you have requested this word, and you have not asked for many days or for wealth for yourself, nor for the lives of your enemies, but instead you have requested for yourself wisdom in order to discern judgment:1 Kings 3:11
Number of the word / term Discern in 1 Kings: 2
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 22:18 saying: “You discern that the Lord your God is with you, and that he has given you rest on all sides, and that he has delivered all your enemies into your hands, and that the land has been subdued before the Lord and before his people.1 Chronicles 22:18
Number of the word / term Discern in 1 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 29:8 And so the fury of the Lord was stirred up against Judah and Jerusalem, and he handed them over to turmoil, and to destruction, and to hissing, just as you discern with your own eyes.2 Chronicles 29:8
2 Chronicles 30:7 Do not choose to be like your fathers and brothers, who withdrew from the Lord, the God of their fathers. And so he delivered them over to destruction, as you yourselves discern.2 Chronicles 30:7
2 Chronicles 32:3 he took counsel with the rulers and with the most valiant men, so that they might obstruct the heads of the springs which were beyond the city. And with everyone discerning the same judgment about this,2 Chronicles 32:3
Number of the word / term Discern in 2 Chronicles: 3
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Ezra
Ezra 10:4 Rise up. It is for you to discern, and we shall be with you. Be strengthened and act.”Ezra 10:4
Number of the word / term Discern in Ezra: 1
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Esther
Esther 4:5 And she sent for Hathach the eunuch, whom the king had appointed to minister to her, and she instructed him to go to Mordecai and to discern from him why he was doing this.Esther 4:5
Number of the word / term Discern in Esther: 1
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Job
Job 34:3 For the ear examines words, and the mouth discerns foods by the taste.Job 34:3
Number of the word / term Discern in Job: 1
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 43:1 A Psalm of David. Judge me, O God, and discern my cause from that of a nation not holy; rescue me from a man unjust and deceitful.Psalm 43:1
Psalm 50:4 He will call to heaven from above, and to the earth, to discern his people.Psalm 50:4
Psalm 66:14 which my lips discerned and my mouth spoke, in my tribulation.Psalm 66:14
Psalm 68:14 When heaven discerns kings to be over her, they will be whitened with the snows of Zalmon.Psalm 68:14
Number of the word / term Discern in Psalm: 4
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 13:16 The discerning do everything with counsel. But whoever is senseless discloses his stupidity.Proverbs 13:16
Proverbs 14:8 The wisdom of a discerning man is to understand his way. And the imprudence of the foolish is to be wandering astray.Proverbs 14:8
Proverbs 14:18 The childish will possess foolishness, and the discerning will anticipate knowledge.Proverbs 14:18
Proverbs 27:12 The discerning man, seeing evil, hides himself. The little ones, continuing on, sustain losses.Proverbs 27:12
Number of the word / term Discern in Proverbs: 4
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 5:11 Where there are many riches, there will also be many to consume these things. And how does it benefit the one who possesses, except that he discerns the wealth with his own eyes?Ecclesiastes 5:11
Number of the word / term Discern in Ecclesiastes: 1
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 33:17 His eyes will see the king in his elegance; they will discern the land from far away.Isaiah 33:17
Number of the word / term Discern in Isaiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 14:2 “Judea has mourned. And its gates have fallen and become hard to discern on the ground. And the outcry of Jerusalem has ascended.Jeremiah 14:2
Jeremiah 32:24 Behold, fortifications were built against the city, so as to capture it. And the city was given into the hands of the Chaldeans, who fight against it, before the face of the sword, and of famine, and of pestilence. And what you have spoken has occurred, just as you yourself discern.Jeremiah 32:24
Number of the word / term Discern in Jeremiah: 2
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Mark
Mark 13:28 Now from the fig tree discern a parable. When its branch becomes tender and the foliage has been formed, you know that summer is very near.Mark 13:28
Number of the word / term Discern in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Luke
Luke 12:56 You hypocrites! You discern the face of the heavens, and of the earth, yet how is it that you do not discern this time?Luke 12:56
Number of the word / term Discern in Luke: 1
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Romans
Romans 14:5 For one person discerns one age from the next. But another discerns unto every age. Let each one increase according to his own mind.Romans 14:5
Romans 14:23 But he who discerns, if he eats, is condemned, because it is not of faith. For all that is not of faith is sin.Romans 14:23
Number of the word / term Discern in Romans: 2
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 4:10 So we are fools because of Christ, but you are discerning in Christ? We are weak, but you are strong? You are noble, but we are ignoble?1 Corinthians 4:10
1 Corinthians 11:29 For whoever eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks a sentence against himself, not discerning it to be the body of the Lord.1 Corinthians 11:29
1 Corinthians 11:31 But if we ourselves were discerning, then certainly we would not be judged.1 Corinthians 11:31
1 Corinthians 14:29 And let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern.1 Corinthians 14:29
Number of the word / term Discern in 1 Corinthians: 4
Bible passages with ‘Discern’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 4:12 For the Word of God is living and effective: more piercing than any two-edged sword, reaching to the division even between the soul and the spirit, even between the joints and the marrow, and so it discerns the thoughts and intentions of the heart.Hebrews 4:12
Hebrews 5:14 But solid food is for those who are mature, for those who, by practice, have sharpened their mind, so as to discern good from evil.Hebrews 5:14
Number of the word / term ‘Discern’ in Hebrews: 2
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 57
