Discernment is Spiritual Comprehension

Discernment is spiritual comprehension the carnal mind can’t understand. We can discern, because God has made us new creatures created in Christ and given us the Holy Spirit.

10 But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God, except God’s Spirit. 12 But we received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God. 13 We also speak these things, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things. 14 Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is judged by no one. 16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him?” But we have Messiah’s mind. 1 Corinthians 2

Addressing prophecy, Paul used the word discern, not judge as other translations put it.

Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern. 1 Corinthians 14:29

1 Corinthians 14:29 V-PMA-3P
GRK: οἱ ἄλλοι διακρινέτωσαν
NAS: and let the others pass judgment.
KJV: let the other judge.
INT: the others let discern https://biblehub.com/text/1_corinthians/14-29.htm

What does Paul mean?

Paul means understanding with you mind what the Spirit says to your spirit about that prophetic word.

But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God, except God’s Spirit. 1 Corinthians 2:10-11
For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God, except God’s Spirit. 1 Corinthians 2:16

Paul also means love one another.

7 Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God. 8 He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. 9 By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice* for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us. 1 John 4:7-12
The Greek words for discernment vary the meaning. Strong’s Concordance defines discern: I separate, distinguish, discern one thing from another; I doubt, hesitate, waver.

What are the variances? They come through in the 19 uses  in the English/Greek Interlinear Bible.

Matthew 16:3 V-PNA
GRK: οὐρανοῦ γινώσκετε διακρίνειν τὰ δὲ
NAS: Do you know how to discern the appearance
KJV: ye can discern the face
INT: sky you know [how] to discern moreover

Matthew 21:21 V-ASP-2P
GRK: καὶ μὴ διακριθῆτε οὐ μόνον
NAS: faith and do not doubt, you will not only
KJV: faith, and doubt not, ye shall
INT: and not do doubt not only

Mark 11:23 V-ASP-3S
GRK: καὶ μὴ διακριθῇ ἐν τῇ
NAS: into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart,
KJV: shall not doubt in his
INT: and not shall doubt in the

Acts 10:20 V-PPM-NMS
GRK: αὐτοῖς μηδὲν διακρινόμενος ὅτι ἐγὼ
NAS: them without misgivings, for I have sent
KJV: with them, doubting nothing: for
INT: them nothing doubting because I

Acts 11:2 V-IIM-3P
GRK: εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ διεκρίνοντο πρὸς αὐτὸν
NAS: who were circumcised took issue with him,
KJV: the circumcision contended with
INT: to Jerusalem contended with him

Acts 11:12 V-APA-AMS
GRK: αὐτοῖς μηδὲν διακρίναντα ἦλθον δὲ
NAS: with them without misgivings. These
KJV: them, nothing doubting. Moreover these
INT: them nothing having doubted went moreover

Acts 15:9 V-AIA-3S
GRK: καὶ οὐθὲν διέκρινεν μεταξὺ ἡμῶν
NAS: and He made no distinction
KJV: put no difference between us
INT: and not one he made distinction between us

Romans 4:20 V-AIP-3S
GRK: θεοῦ οὐ διεκρίθη τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ
NAS: of God, he did not waver in unbelief
KJV: He staggered not at
INT: of God not he doubted through unbelief

Romans 14:23 V-PPM-NMS
GRK: ὁ δὲ διακρινόμενος ἐὰν φάγῃ
NAS: But he who doubts is condemned if
KJV: And he that doubteth is damned if
INT: he who however doubts if he eats

1 Corinthians 4:7 V-PIA-3S
GRK: γάρ σε διακρίνει τί δὲ
NAS: For who regards you as superior? What
KJV: thee to differ [from another]? and
INT: indeed you makes different What moreover

1 Corinthians 6:5 V-ANA
GRK: ὃς δυνήσεται διακρῖναι ἀνὰ μέσον
NAS: will be able to decide between
KJV: shall be able to judge between
INT: who will be able to decide in between

1 Corinthians 11:29 V-PPA-NMS
GRK: πίνει μὴ διακρίνων τὸ σῶμα
NAS: to himself if he does not judge the body
KJV: not discerning the Lord’s
INT: drinks not discerning the body

1 Corinthians 11:31 V-IIA-1P
GRK: δὲ ἑαυτοὺς διεκρίνομεν οὐκ ἂν
NAS: But if we judged ourselves
KJV: if we would judge ourselves,
INT: for ourselves we scrutinized not anyhow

1 Corinthians 14:29 V-PMA-3P
GRK: οἱ ἄλλοι διακρινέτωσαν
NAS: and let the others pass judgment.
KJV: let the other judge.
INT: the others let discern

James 1:6 V-PPM-NMS
GRK: πίστει μηδὲν διακρινόμενος ὁ γὰρ
NAS: without any doubting, for the one who doubts
KJV: nothing wavering. For
INT: faith nothing doubting he who indeed

James 1:6 V-PPM-NMS
GRK: ὁ γὰρ διακρινόμενος ἔοικεν κλύδωνι
NAS: doubting, for the one who doubts is like
KJV: For he that wavereth is like
INT: he who indeed doubts is like a wave

James 2:4 V-AIP-2P
GRK: οὐ διεκρίθητε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς
NAS: have you not made distinctions among
KJV: not then partial in yourselves,
INT: not did you make a distinction among yourselves

Jude 1:9 V-PPM-NMS
GRK: τῷ διαβόλῳ διακρινόμενος διελέγετο περὶ
NAS: when he disputed with the devil
KJV: when contending with the devil
INT: with the devil disputing he reasoned about

Jude 1:22 V-PPM-AMP
GRK: μὲν ἐλεᾶτε διακρινομένους
NAS: on some, who are doubting;
KJV: have compassion, making a difference:
INT: indeed have mercy on who are doubting