Hebrews 5:14
and the strong food is of perfect men, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, to both the discernment of good and of evil.
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2 Samuel 14:17and your maidservant says, Please let the word of my lord the king be for ease; for as a messenger of God so [is] my lord the king, to understand the good and the evil; and your God YHWH is with you.”
1 Kings 3:11and God says to him, “Because that you have asked for this thing, and have not asked for many days for yourself, nor asked for riches for yourself, nor asked for the life of your enemies, and have asked for discernment for yourself to understand judgment,
Job 12:11Does the ear not try words? And the palate taste food for itself?
Psalms 119:103How sweet Your saying has been to my palate, || Above honey to my mouth.
Song of Solomon 2:3As a citron among trees of the forest, || So [is] my beloved among the sons, || In his shade I delighted, and sat down, || And his fruit [is] sweet to my palate.
Matthew 5:48You will therefore be perfect, as your Father who [is] in the heavens is perfect.”
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 5:11-14
The Priesthood of Christ. ( a. d. 62.) 10 Called of God a high priest after the order of Melchisedec. 11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. 12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 14 But strong meat… Read the whole commentary →