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; HOS 14:9; AMO 5:13; MAT 5:25,26; 7:6; LUK 14:28-32; ROM 14:16; 1CO 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 EXO 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
David, 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; MRK 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; MRK 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 2CO 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
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