Hebrews 5:14

Bishops' Bible (1568)

But strong meate belongeth to them that are perfecte, euen those whiche by reason of vse, haue their wittes exercised to discerne both good and euyll.

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  • 1 Cor 2:6 : 6 And we speake wisedome among the that are perfite: not the wisedome of this world, neither of the princes of this world, which come to naught.
  • Isa 7:15 : 15 Butter and honye shall he eate, vntill he knowe to refuse the euyll and choose the good.
  • Eph 1:18 : 18 The eyes of your myndes beyng lightened, that ye maye knowe what the hope is of his callyng, and what the richesse of the glorie of his inheritaunce is in the saintes:
  • Eph 4:13 : 13 Tyll we all meete together into the vnitie of fayth, and knowledge of the sonne of God, vnto a perfect man, vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christe:
  • Phil 3:15 : 15 Let vs therfore as many as be perfect, be thus mynded, and if ye be otherwyse mynded, God shall reueale the same also vnto you.
  • 1 Cor 2:14-15 : 14 But the naturall man perceaueth not the thynges of ye spirite of God, for they are foolyshenesse vnto hym: Neither can he knowe them because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he that is spirituall, discerneth all thynges, yet he hym selfe is iudged of no man.
  • 1 Kgs 3:9 : 9 Geue therfore thy seruaunt an vnderstanding heart to iudge thy people, that I may discerne betweene good & bad: For who is able to iudge this thy so mightie a people?
  • Rom 14:1 : 1 Hym that is weake in the fayth, receaue: not to iudgementes of disputyng.
  • Gen 3:5 : 5 For God doth knowe, that the same day that ye eate therof, your eyes shall be opened, and ye shalbe eue as gods, knowyng good and euyll.
  • 1 Thess 5:21 : 21 Examine all thynges, holde fast that which is good.
  • Phil 1:9-9 : 9 And this I pray, that your loue may abounde yet more and more in knowledge, and in all vnderstandyng: 10 That ye maye discerne thynges that differ, that ye maye be pure, and without offence, tyll the day of Christe.
  • Matt 5:48 : 48 Ye shall therfore be perfecte, euen as your father, which is in heauen, is perfecte.
  • Matt 6:22-23 : 22 The lyght of the body, is the eye. Wherfore, yf thyne eye be single, all thy body shalbe full of lyght. 23 But and yf thyne eye be wicked, all thy body shalbe ful of darknesse. Wherfore, yf the lyght that is in thee, be darknesse, howe great is that darknesse?
  • 2 Sam 14:17 : 17 And thyne handmayde sayde: The worde of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: For my lord the king is as an angel of God, in hearing of good & bad: Therfore the Lorde thy God be with thee.
  • Ps 119:103 : 103 Howe sweete are thy wordes vnto my throte: truely they be sweeter then hony is to my mouth.
  • Song 1:3 : 3 and that because of the good and pleasaunt sauour of thy most precious baulmes. Thy name is a sweet smelling oyntment when it is shed foorth, therfore do the maydens loue thee.
  • Song 2:3 : 3 Like as the apple tree among the trees of the wood: so is my beloued among the sonnes.
  • 1 Kgs 3:11 : 11 And God sayde vnto him: Thou hast not asked for thy selfe long lyfe, neither hast asked riches for thy selfe, nor hast asked the lyfe of thy enemies, but hast asked for thy selfe vnderstanding & discretion in iudgement:
  • Job 6:30 : 30 whether there be any vnrighteousnes in my tongue, or vayne wordes in my mouth.
  • Job 12:11 : 11 Haue not the eares pleasure in hearing? and the mouth in tasting the thing that it eateth?
  • Job 34:3 : 3 For the eare discerneth wordes, and the mouth tasteth the meates.
  • Jas 3:2 : 2 For in many thynges we sinne all. If a man sinne not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle all the body.

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