Isaiah 11:3
And he will be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He will not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.
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2 Samuel 14:8And the king said to the woman, “Go to your own house, and I will make a decree on your behalf.”
1 Kings 3:9Therefore, give to your servant a teachable heart, so that he may be able to judge your people, and to discern between good and evil. For who will be able to judge this people, your people, who are so many?”
Job 12:11Does not the ear perceive words, and the palate, when eating, perceive flavor?
Proverbs 2:5then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and you will discover the knowledge of God.
Isaiah 33:6And there will be faith in your times: the riches of salvation, wisdom and knowledge. For the fear of the Lord is his treasure.
John 2:25and because he had no need of anyone to offer testimony about a man. For he knew what was within a man.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 11:2-10
Prophecy of the Messiah; The Government of Messiah. ( b. c. 740.) 1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord ; 3 And 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: 4… Read the whole commentary →