Prudence
38 references
- General scriptures concerning Job 34:3,4; Ps. 39:1; 112:5; Prov. 6:1,2; 8:12; 11:13,15,29; 12:8,16,23; 13:16; 14:8,15,16,18; 15:5,22; 16:20,21; 17:2,18; 18:15,16; 19:2; 20:5,16,18; 21:5,20,23; 22:3,7,26,27; 23:1-3,9; 24:6,27; 25:8-10; 26:4,5; 27:12; 29:8,11; Eccl. 7:16,17; 8:2,3; 10:1,10; Hos. 14:9; Amos 5:13; Matt. 5:25,26; 7:6; Luke 14:28-32; Rom. 14:16; 1 Cor. 6:12; 8:8-13; 10:23,25-33; Col. 4:5; Jas. 1:19
- See Diplomacy
- See Gentleness
- See Wisdom
- INSTANCES OF
- Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau Gen. 32:3-21
- Jacob, toward his sons, after Dinah' s defilement Gen. 34:5,30
- Joseph, in the affairs of Egypt Gen. 41:33-57
- Jethro' s advice to Moses Exod. 18:17-23
- The Israelites, in the threatened war with the two and one-half tribes Josh. 22:10-34
- Saul, in not killing the Jabesh-gileadites 1 Sam. 11:13
- David, in his conduct toward Saul 1 Sam. 18:5-30
- David, in overthrowing Ahithophel' s shrewd advice 2 Sam. 15:33-37
- Abigail, in averting David' s anger 1 Sam. 25:18-31
- Achish, in dismissing David 1 Sam. 29
- Elijah, in his escape from Jezebel 1 Kgs. 19:3,4
- Rehoboam' s advisers 1 Kgs. 12:7
- Jehoram, in suspecting a Syrian stratagem 2 Kgs. 7:12,13
- Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at Jerusalem Neh. 2:12-16; 4:13-23
- Daniel Dan. 1:8-14
- Certain elders of Israel Jer. 26:17-23
- Of Jesus
- In charging those who were healed not to "advertise" his miracles Matt. 9:30; 16:20; Mark 3:12; 5:43; 7:36; 8:30; 9:9
- Going to the feast secretly John 7:10
- In walking "no longer openly," John 11:54; 12:36
- In avoiding his enemies Matt. 12:14-16; Mark 3:7; John 11:47-54
- Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary Matt. 1:19
- Peter, in escaping from Herod Agrippa I Acts 12:17
- Paul
- In circumcising Timothy Acts 16:3
- In performing temple rites Acts 21:20-26
- In turning the Jewish sects against each other Acts 23:6
- Avoiding suspicion in administering the gifts of the congregations 2 Cor. 8:20
- His lack of, in his persistence in going to Jerusalem despite the warnings of the Spirit and his friends Acts 20:22-25,37,38; 21:10-14
- Paul and Barnabas, in escaping persecution Acts 14:6
- Paul and Silas, in escaping from Berea Acts 17:10-15
- The town clerk of Ephesus, in averting a riot Acts 19:29-41
- See Diplomacy
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.