Isaiah 11:3

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see or decide by what his ears hear,

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:17

Your servant thought, ‘The word of my lord the king will set me at rest,’ for my lord the king is like the angel of God, discerning good and evil. The Lord your God be with you!”

2 Samuel 14:8

Then the king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give orders concerning you.”

1 Kings 3:28

All Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to execute justice.

1 Kings 3:9

Give your servant, therefore, an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern between good and evil, for who can govern this great people of yours?”

Job 12:11

Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food?

Job 34:3

for the ear tests words as the palate tastes food.

Proverbs 2:5

then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 2:9

Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path,

Isaiah 33:6

he will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.

Ezekiel 45:8

of the land. It is to be his property in Israel. And my princes shall no longer oppress my people, but they shall let the house of Israel have the land according to their tribes.

Micah 4:3

He shall judge between many peoples and shall arbitrate between strong nations far away; they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war any more;

Luke 2:52

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years and in divine and human favor.

John 2:25

and needed no one to testify about anyone, for he himself knew what was in everyone.

John 7:24

Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him, for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”