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Prudence

34 lines · 112 passages

  1. 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
  2. See Diplomacy
  3. See Gentleness
  4. See Wisdom
  5. Instances of
  6. Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau Gen 32:3–21
  7. Jacob, toward his sons, after Dinah’s defilement Gen 34:5, 30
  8. Joseph, in the affairs of Egypt Gen 41:33–57
  9. Jethro’s advice to Moses Ex 18:17–23
  10. The Israelites, in the threatened war with the two and one-half tribes Josh 22:10–34
  11. Saul, in not killing the Jabesh-gileadites 1 Sam 11:13
  12. David, in his conduct toward Saul 1 Sam 18:5–30
  13. David, in overthrowing Ahithophel’s shrewd advice 2 Sam 15:33–37
  14. Abigail, in averting David’s anger 1 Sam 25:18–31
  15. Achish, in dismissing David 1 Sam 29
  16. Elijah, in his escape from Jezebel 1 Kgs 19:3, 4
  17. Rehoboam’s advisers 1 Kgs 12:7
  18. Jehoram, in suspecting a Syrian stratagem 2 Kgs 7:12, 13
  19. Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at Jerusalem Neh 2:12–16; 4:13–23
  20. Daniel Dan 1:8–14
  21. Certain elders of Israel Jer 26:17–23
  22. Of Jesus
  23. 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
  24. Going to the feast secretly John 7:10
  25. In walking “no longer openly,” John 11:54; 12:36
  26. In avoiding his enemies Matt 12:14–16; Mark 3:7; John 11:47–54
  27. Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary Matt 1:19
  28. Peter, in escaping from Herod Agrippa I Acts 12:17
  29. Paul
  30. In circumcising Timothy Acts 16:3
  31. In performing temple rites Acts 21:20–26
  32. In turning the Jewish sects against each other Acts 23:6
  33. Avoiding suspicion in administering the gifts of the congregations 2 Cor 8:20
  34. 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
  35. Paul and Barnabas, in escaping persecution Acts 14:6
  36. Paul and Silas, in escaping from Berea Acts 17:10–15
  37. The town clerk of Ephesus, in averting a riot Acts 19:29–41
  38. See Diplomacy

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.