TOPICAL BIBLE
Prudence
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2 Samuel 15:34But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’2 Samuel 15:35Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace.2 Samuel 15:36Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”2 Samuel 15:37So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.1 Kings 12:7They 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.”1 Kings 19:3And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,1 Kings 19:4while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”2 Kings 7:12So 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, we will take them alive and enter the city.’”2 Kings 7:13But one of his servants replied, “Please, have scouts take five of the horses that remain in the city. Their plight will be no worse than all the Israelites who are left here. You can see that all the Israelites here are doomed. So let us send them and find out.”Nehemiah 2:12I 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 2:13So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.Nehemiah 2:14Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to get through;Nehemiah 2:15so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.Nehemiah 2:16The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.Nehemiah 4:13So 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 4:14After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”Nehemiah 4:15When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.Nehemiah 4:16And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of JudahNehemiah 4:17who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.Nehemiah 4:18And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.Nehemiah 4:19Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.Nehemiah 4:20Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”Nehemiah 4:21So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.Nehemiah 4:22At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”Nehemiah 4:23So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.Job 34:3For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food.Job 34:4Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.Psalm 39:1For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. 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 112:5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.Proverbs 6:1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,Proverbs 6:2if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,Proverbs 8:12I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.Proverbs 11:13A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.Proverbs 11:15He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.Proverbs 11:29He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.Proverbs 12:8A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.Proverbs 12:16A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.Proverbs 12:23A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.Proverbs 13:16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.Proverbs 14:15The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.Proverbs 14:16A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.Proverbs 14:18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.Proverbs 15:5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.Proverbs 15:22Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.Proverbs 16:20Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.Proverbs 16:21The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.Proverbs 17:2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.Proverbs 17:18A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.Proverbs 18:15The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.Proverbs 18:16A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.Proverbs 19:2Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.Proverbs 20:5The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.Proverbs 20:16Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.Proverbs 20:18Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.Proverbs 21:5The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.Proverbs 21:20Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.Proverbs 21:23He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.Proverbs 22:3The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.Proverbs 22:7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.