Isaiah 11:3

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.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:17

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!’”

2 Samuel 14:8

Then the king told the woman, “Go to your home. I will give instructions concerning your situation.”

1 Kings 3:28

When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected the king, for they realized that he possessed supernatural wisdom to make judicial decisions.

1 Kings 3:9

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.”

Job 12:11

Does not the ear test words, as the tongue tastes food?

Job 34:3

For the ear assesses words as the mouth tastes food.

Proverbs 2:5

then you will understand how to fear the Lord, and you will discover knowledge about God.

Proverbs 2:9

Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity – every good way.

Isaiah 33:6

He is your constant source of stability; he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; he gives all this to those who fear him.

Ezekiel 45:8

of the land. This will be his property in Israel. My princes will no longer oppress my people, but the land will be allotted to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

Micah 4:3

He will arbitrate between many peoples and settle disputes between many distant nations. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nations will not use weapons against other nations, and they will no longer train for war.

Luke 2:52

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people.

John 2:25

He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.

John 7:24

Do not judge according to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment.”

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.

1 Samuel 16:7

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.”