Hebrews 5:14

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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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  • 1 Cor 2:6 : 6 And wisdom we speak among the perfect, and wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age -- of those becoming useless,
  • Isa 7:15 : 15 Butter and honey he doth eat, When he knoweth to refuse evil, and to fix on good.
  • Eph 1:18 : 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, for your knowing what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
  • Eph 4:13 : 13 till we may all come to the unity of the faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fulness of the Christ,
  • Phil 3:15 : 15 As many, therefore, as `are' perfect -- let us think this, and if `in' anything ye think otherwise, this also shall God reveal to you,
  • 1 Cor 2:14-15 : 14 and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know `them', because spiritually they are discerned; 15 and he who is spiritual, doth discern indeed all things, and he himself is by no one discerned;
  • 1 Kgs 3:9 : 9 and Thou hast given to Thy servant an understanding heart, to judge Thy people, to discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'
  • Rom 14:1 : 1 And him who is weak in the faith receive ye -- not to determinations of reasonings;
  • Gen 3:5 : 5 for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it -- your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.'
  • 1 Thess 5:21 : 21 all things prove; that which is good hold fast;
  • Phil 1:9-9 : 9 and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment, 10 for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless -- to a day of Christ,
  • Matt 5:48 : 48 ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who `is' in the heavens is perfect.
  • Matt 6:22-23 : 22 `The lamp of the body is the eye, if, therefore, thine eye may be perfect, all thy body shall be enlightened, 23 but if thine eye may be evil, all thy body shall be dark; if, therefore, the light that `is' in thee is darkness -- the darkness, how great!
  • 2 Sam 14:17 : 17 and thy maid-servant saith, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for ease; for as a messenger of God so `is' my lord the king, to understand the good and the evil; and Jehovah thy God is with thee.'
  • Ps 119:103 : 103 How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.
  • Song 1:3 : 3 For fragrance `are' thy perfumes good. Perfume emptied out -- thy name, Therefore have virgins loved thee!
  • Song 2:3 : 3 As a citron among trees of the forest, So `is' my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, And his fruit `is' sweet to my palate.
  • 1 Kgs 3:11 : 11 and God saith unto him, `Because that thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thee many days, nor asked for thee riches, nor asked the life of thine enemies, and hast asked for thee discernment to understand judgment,
  • Job 6:30 : 30 Is there in my tongue perverseness? Discerneth not my palate desirable things?
  • Job 12:11 : 11 Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself?
  • Job 34:3 : 3 For the ear doth try words, And the palate tasteth to eat.
  • Jas 3:2 : 2 for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one `is' a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;

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