The Arvei Nachal in Parashas Shelach explains the three means to recognize the yetzer hara’s influence over the yetzer tov. One, if something is done with a greater ferver than usual, two, how would one feel if done by someone else and three if all else fails, do the sin with a small neasure and see your reaction. When David Hamelech wanted to kill Shaul he instead cut off his shirt’s corner and felt bad about it, so he knew that he should not touch him.
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