Isaiah 11:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He will take delight in obeying the LORD. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay.

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  • John 7:24 : 24 Do not judge according to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment.”
  • 1 Cor 2:13-15 : 13 And we speak about these things, not with words taught us by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people. 14 The unbeliever does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The one who is spiritual discerns all things, yet he himself is understood by no one.
  • John 8:15-16 : 15 You people judge by outward appearances; I do not judge anyone. 16 But if I judge, my evaluation is accurate, because I am not alone when I judge, but I and the Father who sent me do so together.
  • Phil 1:9-9 : 9 And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight 10 so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ,
  • Heb 5:14 : 14 But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.
  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the LORD said to Samuel,“Don’t be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
  • 2 Sam 14:17 : 17 So your servant said,‘May the word of my lord the king be my security, for my lord the king is like the angel of God when it comes to deciding between right and wrong! May the LORD your God be with you!’”
  • 1 Kgs 3:9 : 9 So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.”
  • 1 Kgs 3:28 : 28 When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected the king, for they realized that he possessed divine wisdom to make judicial decisions.
  • Job 12:11 : 11 Does not the ear test words, as the tongue tastes food?
  • Job 34:3 : 3 For the ear assesses words as the mouth tastes food.
  • Prov 2:5 : 5 then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God.
  • Prov 2:9 : 9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity– every good way.
  • Isa 33:6 : 6 He is your constant source of stability; he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; he gives all this to those who fear him.
  • Luke 2:52 : 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people.
  • John 2:25 : 25 He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.
  • 1 Cor 4:3-5 : 3 So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. 4 For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord. 5 So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.

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