Romans 12:1 urges offering bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God — directly parallel to discerning what pleases the Lord.

Romans 12:2 speaks of testing and approving God's good, pleasing, and perfect will — the very same call to discern what pleases the Lord.

Romans 14:18 directly says serving Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men, reinforcing the goal of pleasing Him.

In Philippians 1:10, the same call to 'approve what is excellent' directly echoes the discernment of what pleases the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 5:21 commands testing all things and holding to what is good—a parallel to discerning what pleases the Lord.

1 Timothy 2:3 explicitly says prayer for all people is pleasing in God's sight, giving an example of what pleases the Lord.

Colossians 1:9 prays for knowledge of God's will — the same discerning process Paul urges here.

Philippians 4:18 describes gifts as a fragrant offering acceptable and pleasing to God, illustrating a specific act that pleases Him.

Psalm 19:14 prays that words and heart may be acceptable to God, broadening the concept of what pleases Him beyond actions.

Proverbs 21:3 states that doing righteousness and justice is more acceptable than sacrifice, aligning with discerning pleasing deeds.

1 Timothy 5:4 says caring for one's family is pleasing to God, providing a concrete application of discerning what pleases Him.

Hebrews 12:28 calls for acceptable worship with reverence and awe — a specific expression of discerning what pleases the Lord.

1 Peter 2:5 describes offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God — a parallel to discerning what pleases Him.

1 Peter 2:20 notes that patient suffering for doing good is 'gracious in God's sight' — another instance of what pleases the Lord.