For God knows that when you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But solid food is for full-grown men, for those whose senses and mental faculties are trained by practice to discriminate and distinguish between what is morally good and noble and what is evil and contrary either to divine or human law. American Standard Version (1901) But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil. Common English Bible But solid food is for the mature, whose senses are trained by practice to distinguish between good and evil. Catholic Public Domain Version But solid food is for those who are mature, for those who, by practice, have sharpened their mind, so as to discern good from evil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But strong meat is for the perfect; for them who by custom have their senses exercised to the discerning of good and evil. |
For God knows that when you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
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.”
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—
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?”
How sweet is Your word to my taste— yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Your ointments have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is poured out like perfume. No wonder maidens love you!
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.
He will be eating curds and honey by the time he knows to refuse evil and choose good.
Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of disputes about opinions.
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.
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,
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.
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.
But avoid godless myths and old wives’ tales; instead, train yourself in godliness.
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,
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.