King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Discernment
CategoryTheological Term / Spiritual Gift
Modern Equivalentthe ability to judge rightly; spiritual perception; distinguishing truth from error.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionThe God-given ability to judge rightly — to distinguish truth from error, good from evil, and the genuine from the counterfeit. In the NT it appears as a spiritual gift ("discerning of spirits") and as a quality of mature believers whose senses are exercised to perceive what is right.
Key Verses"But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." (Hebrews 5:14); "To another discerning of spirits." (1 Corinthians 12:10)