Isaiah 11:3

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.

“I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him,

then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men);

So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives.

“For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown, yet a wisdom not of this world nor of the rulers of this world who are coming to nothing.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.

But Yahweh of Armies, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for I have revealed my cause to you.

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

For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.

For Yahweh’s eyes run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. You have done foolishly in this; for from now on you will have wars.”

He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil and choose the good.

having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

I commanded your judges at that time, saying, “Hear cases between your brothers and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the foreigner who is living with him.

The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh and also with men.

Achish answered David, “I know that you are good in my sight, as an angel of God. Notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, ‘He shall not go up with us to the battle.’

He has slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is as an angel of God. Therefore do what is good in your eyes.

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.

But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh— how much more then the hearts of the children of men!

The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples. 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.

You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of wickedness. You stripped them head to foot.

“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”

The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one.

They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

He had a son, whose name was Saul, an impressive young man; and there was not among the children of Israel a better person than he. From his shoulders and upward he was taller than any of the people.

Your servant Joab has done this thing to change the face of the matter. My lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.”

Now in all Israel there was no one to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty. From the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no defect in him.

May Yahweh give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel; that so you may keep the law of Yahweh your God.

Do you have eyes of flesh? Or do you see as man sees?

Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

But, Yahweh of Armies, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, I will see your vengeance on them; for to you I have revealed my cause.

and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war any more.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again with himself, that even as he is Christ’s, so we also are Christ’s.

in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.

There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.

I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.

But Yahweh 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 Yahweh looks at the heart.”

Then your servant said, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king bring rest; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad. May Yahweh, your God, be with you.’ ”

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

All 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.

Doesn’t the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food?

For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.

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

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

There will be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Yahweh is your treasure.

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

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

He will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. He will crush the ruler of the whole earth.

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

Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.