Prudence: General Scriptures Concerning

Job 34:3, 4; Psa 39:1; 112:5; Pro 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; Ecc 7:16, 17; 8:2, 3; 10:1, 10; Hsa 14:9; Amo 5:13; Mat 5:25, 26; 7:6; Luk 14:28-32; Rom 14:16; 1Cr 6:12; 8:8-13; 10:23, 25-33; Col 4:5; Jam 1:19

Prudence: References Concerning

See DIPLOMACY; GENTLENESS; WISDOM

Prudence: Instances Of:

Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau,

Gen 32:3-21;

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,

Exd 18:17-23.

The Israelites, in the threatened war with the two and one-half tribes,

Jos 22:10-34.

Saul, in not killing the Jabesh-gileadites,

1Sa 11:13.

David, in his conduct toward Saul,

1Sa 18:5-30;

in overthrowing Ahithophel's shrewd advice,

2Sa 15:33-37.

Abigail, in averting David's anger,

1Sa 25:18-31.

Achish, in dismissing David,

1Sa 29.

Elijah, in his escape from Jezebel,

1Ki 19:3, 4.

Rehoboam's advisers,

1Ki 12:7.

Jehoram, in suspecting a Syrian stratagem,

2Ki 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,

Mat 9:30; 16:20; Mar 3:12; 5:43; 7:36; 8:30; 9:9;

going to the feast secretly,

Jhn 7:10;

in walking "no longer openly,"

Jhn 11:54; 12:36;

in avoiding his enemies,

Mat 12:14-16; Mar 3:7; Jhn 11:47-54.

Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary,

Mat 1:19.

Peter, in escaping from Herod Agrippa I,

Act 12:17.

Paul, in circumcising Timothy,

Act 16:3;

in performing temple rites,

Act 21:20-26;

in turning the Jewish sects against each other,

Act 23:6;

avoiding suspicion in administering the gifts of the congregations,

2Cr 8:20;

his lack of, in his persistence in going to Jerusalem despite the warnings of the Spirit and his friends,

Act 20:22-25, 37, 38; 21:10-14;

Paul and Barnabas, in escaping persecution,

Act 14:6;

Paul and Silas, in escaping from Berea,

Act 17:10-15.

The town clerk of Ephesus, in averting a riot,

Act 19:29-41.

See DIPLOMACY