Prudence
104 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
59 sections
- Abigail
- Abigail, in Averting David's Anger
- Achish, in Dismissing David
- Aged Counsellors of Rehoboam
- Avoiding Suspicion in Administering the Gifts of the Congregations
- Certain Elders of Israel
- Daniel
- David
- David, in his Conduct Toward Saul
- David, in Overthrowing Ahithophel's Shrewd Advice
- Elijah, in his Escape from Jezebel
- Exemplified by Christ
- Exhibited in the Manifestation of God's Grace
- Gamaliel
- General Scriptures Concerning
- Gideon
- Going to the Feast Secretly
- His Lack of
- Intimately Connected with Wisdom
- Jacob
- Jacob, in his Conduct Toward Esau
- Jacob, Toward his Sons, After Dinah's Defilement
- Jehoram, in Suspecting a Syrian Stratagem
- Jethro
- Jethro's Advice to Moses
- Joseph
- Joseph, in his Conduct Toward Mary
- Joseph, in the Affairs of Egypt
- Nehemiah
- Nehemiah, in Conduct of Affairs at Jerusalem
- Paul
- Paul and Barnabas, in Escaping Persecution
- Paul and Silas, in Escaping from Berea
- Peter, in Escaping from Herod Agrippa I
- Rehoboam's Advisers
- Saints Act With
- Saints should Especially Exercise, in Their Intercourse With
- Saul, in not Killing the Jabesh-Gileadites
- Sergius Paulus
- Solomon
- The Israelites, in the Threatened War with the Two and One-Half Tribes
- The Poor Wise Man
- The Scribe
- The Town Clerk of Ephesus, in Averting a Riot
- The Wise Celebrated For
- The Young should Cultivate
- They Who Have are Preserved by It
- They Who Have: Crowned with Knowledge
- They Who Have: Deal with Knowledge
- They Who Have: Foresee and Avoid Evil
- They Who Have: Get Knowledge
- They Who Have: Keep Silence in the Evil Time
- They Who Have: Look Well to Their Goings
- They Who Have: Not Ostentatious of Knowledge
- They Who Have: Regard Reproof
- They Who Have: Suppress Angry Feelings
- They Who Have: Understand the Ways of God
- They Who Have: Understand Their own Ways
- Virtuous Wives Act With
Abigail
- 1 Samuel 25:23–31 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him. …
- 2 Samuel 15:32–34 When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head. …
- 2 Samuel 17:6–14 So Hushai came to Absalom, who told him, “Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?” …
Abigail, in Averting David's Anger
- 1 Samuel 25:18–31 Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys …
Achish, in Dismissing David
- 1 Samuel 29:1 Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
Aged Counsellors of Rehoboam
- 1 Kings 12:7 They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
Avoiding Suspicion in Administering the Gifts of the Congregations
- 2 Corinthians 8:20 We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
Certain Elders of Israel
- Jeremiah 26:17–23 Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to the whole assembly of the people, …
Daniel
- Daniel 1:8–14 But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself. …
David
- 1 Samuel 16:18 One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”
David, in his Conduct Toward Saul
- 1 Samuel 18:5–30 So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well. …
David, in Overthrowing Ahithophel's Shrewd Advice
- 2 Samuel 15:33–37 David said to him, “If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me. …
Elijah, in his Escape from Jezebel
- 1 Kings 19:3–4 And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, …
Exemplified by Christ
- Isaiah 52:13 Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
- Matthew 21:24–27 “I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. …
- Matthew 22:15–21 Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words. …
Exhibited in the Manifestation of God's Grace
- Ephesians 1:8 that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
Gamaliel
- Acts 5:34–39 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time. …
General Scriptures Concerning
- Job 34:3–4 For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food. …
- Psalm 39:1 I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
- Psalm 112:5 It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
- Proverbs 6:1–2 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger, …
- Proverbs 8:12 I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
- Proverbs 11:13 A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
- Proverbs 11:15 He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
- Proverbs 11:29 He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
- Proverbs 12:8 A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
- Proverbs 12:16 A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
- Proverbs 12:23 A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
- Proverbs 13:16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
- Proverbs 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
- Proverbs 14:15–16 The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps. …
- Proverbs 14:18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- Proverbs 15:5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
- Proverbs 15:22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
- Proverbs 16:20–21 Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD. …
- Proverbs 17:2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
- Proverbs 17:18 A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
- Proverbs 18:15–16 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out. …
- Proverbs 19:2 Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
- Proverbs 20:5 The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
- Proverbs 20:16 Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
- Proverbs 20:18 Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
- Proverbs 21:5 The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
- Proverbs 21:20 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
- Proverbs 21:23 He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
- Proverbs 22:3 The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
- Proverbs 22:7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
- Proverbs 22:26–27 Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts. …
- Proverbs 23:1–3 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you, …
- Proverbs 23:9 Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
- Proverbs 24:6 Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
- Proverbs 24:27 Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
- Proverbs 25:8–10 do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame? …
- Proverbs 26:4–5 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. …
- Proverbs 27:12 The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
- Proverbs 29:8 Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
- Proverbs 29:11 A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
- Ecclesiastes 7:16–17 Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself? …
- Ecclesiastes 8:2–3 Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God. …
- Ecclesiastes 10:1 As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
- Ecclesiastes 10:10 If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
- Hosea 14:9 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
- Amos 5:13 Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
- Matthew 5:25–26 Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. …
- Matthew 7:6 Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
- Luke 14:28–32 Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? …
- Romans 14:16 Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.
- 1 Corinthians 6:12 “Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.
- 1 Corinthians 8:8–13 But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do. …
- 1 Corinthians 10:23 “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.
- 1 Corinthians 10:25–33 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, …
- Colossians 4:5 Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
- James 1:19 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Gideon
- Judges 8:1–3 Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently. …
Going to the Feast Secretly
- John 7:10 But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went — not publicly, but in secret.
His Lack of
- Acts 20:22–25 And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. …
- Acts 20:37–38 They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him. …
- Acts 21:10–14 After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. …
Intimately Connected with Wisdom
- Proverbs 8:12 I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
Jacob
- Genesis 32:3–23 Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. …
Jacob, in his Conduct Toward Esau
- Genesis 32:3–21 Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. …
Jacob, Toward his Sons, After Dinah's Defilement
- Genesis 34:5 Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned.
- Genesis 34:30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my …
Jehoram, in Suspecting a Syrian Stratagem
- 2 Kings 7:12–13 So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, …
Jethro
- Exodus 18:19–23 Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him. …
Jethro's Advice to Moses
- Exodus 18:17–23 But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. …
Joseph
- Genesis 41:39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
Joseph, in his Conduct Toward Mary
- Matthew 1:19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
Joseph, in the Affairs of Egypt
- Genesis 41:33–57 Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt. …
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 2:12–16 I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding. …
- Nehemiah 4:13–18 So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows. …
Nehemiah, in Conduct of Affairs at Jerusalem
- Nehemiah 2:12–16 I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding. …
- Nehemiah 4:13–23 So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows. …
Paul
- Acts 23:6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
Paul and Barnabas, in Escaping Persecution
- Acts 14:6 they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,
Paul and Silas, in Escaping from Berea
- Acts 17:10–15 As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue. …
Peter, in Escaping from Herod Agrippa I
- Acts 12:17 Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
Rehoboam's Advisers
- 1 Kings 12:7 They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
Saints Act With
- Psalm 112:5 It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
Saints should Especially Exercise, in Their Intercourse With
- Matthew 10:16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
- Ephesians 5:15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
- Colossians 4:5 Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
Saul, in not Killing the Jabesh-Gileadites
- 1 Samuel 11:13 But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”
Sergius Paulus
- Acts 13:7 an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.
Solomon
- 2 Chronicles 2:12 And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
The Israelites, in the Threatened War with the Two and One-Half Tribes
- Joshua 22:10–34 And when they came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an imposing altar there by the Jordan. …
The Poor Wise Man
- Ecclesiastes 9:15 Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
The Scribe
- Mark 12:32–34 “Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him, …
The Town Clerk of Ephesus, in Averting a Riot
- Acts 19:29–41 Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia. …
The Wise Celebrated For
- Proverbs 16:21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
The Young should Cultivate
- Proverbs 3:21 My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
They Who Have are Preserved by It
- Proverbs 2:11 Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,
They Who Have: Crowned with Knowledge
- Proverbs 14:18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
They Who Have: Deal with Knowledge
- Proverbs 13:16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
They Who Have: Foresee and Avoid Evil
- Proverbs 22:3 The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
They Who Have: Get Knowledge
- Proverbs 18:15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
They Who Have: Keep Silence in the Evil Time
- Amos 5:13 Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
They Who Have: Look Well to Their Goings
- Proverbs 14:15 The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
They Who Have: Not Ostentatious of Knowledge
- Proverbs 12:23 A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
They Who Have: Regard Reproof
- Proverbs 15:5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
They Who Have: Suppress Angry Feelings
- Proverbs 12:16 A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
- Proverbs 19:11 A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
They Who Have: Understand the Ways of God
- Hosea 14:9 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
They Who Have: Understand Their own Ways
- Proverbs 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
Virtuous Wives Act With
- Proverbs 31:16 She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.
- Proverbs 31:26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.