Hebrews 5:14

Tree of Life Version

But solid food is for the mature, who through practice have their senses trained to discern both good and evil.

Cross References

Genesis 3:5

For God knows that when you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

2 Samuel 14:17

Then your handmaid also thought, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king bring relief. For like an angel of God so is my lord the king to discern good and evil.’ So may Adonai your God be with you.”

1 Kings 3:11

So God said to him: “Because you asked for this thing—and have not asked for yourself long life, nor asked for yourself riches, nor asked for the life of your enemies, but asked for yourself understanding to discern justice—

1 Kings 3:9

So give Your servant a mind of understanding to judge Your people, to discern between good and evil—for who is able to judge 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 mouth tastes food.

Job 6:30

Is injustice on my tongue? Can my palate not discern evil?”

Psalm 119:103

How sweet is Your word to my taste— yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Song of Solomon 1:3

Your ointments have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is poured out like perfume. No wonder maidens love you!

Song of Solomon 2:3

Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my lover among the sons. In his shadow I delighted to sit, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Isaiah 7:15

He will be eating curds and honey by the time he knows to refuse evil and choose good.

Matthew 5:48

Therefore be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”

Romans 14:1

Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of disputes about opinions.

1 Corinthians 2:6

We do speak wisdom, however, among those who are mature—but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what is the richness of His glorious inheritance in the kedoshim,

Ephesians 4:13

This will continue until we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of Ben-Elohim—to mature adulthood, to the measure of the stature of Messiah’s fullness.

Philippians 3:15

Therefore let all who are mature have this attitude; and if you have a different attitude in anything, this also God will reveal to you.

1 Thessalonians 5:21

but test all things, hold fast to what is good,

1 Timothy 4:7

But avoid godless myths and old wives’ tales; instead, train yourself in godliness.

Hebrews 6:1

Therefore leaving the basic teaching of the Messiah, let us move on toward maturity—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of trust in God,

James 3:2

For we all stumble in many ways. If someone does not stumble in speech, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.