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Isaiah 11:3

WEB

3His delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears;

KJV

3And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

BSB

3And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,

FBV

3His happiness will be in giving reverence to the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees, and he will not make decisions based on what he hears.

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Extra References

John 7:24

24Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”


Luke 2:52

52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.


John 8:15-16

15You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one. 16Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.


1 Samuel 16:7

7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”


1 Corinthians 2:13-15

13We also speak these things, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things. 14Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him; and he cant know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is to be judged by no one.


Proverbs 2:5

5then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.


Philippians 1:9-10

9This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment, 10so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ,


Hebrews 5:14

14But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.


John 2:25

25and because he didn’t need for anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.


1 Kings 3:28

28All Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.