TOPICAL BIBLE
Prudence
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2 Samuel 15:34But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; [as] I [have been] thy father’s servant hitherto, so [will] I now also [be] thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.2 Samuel 15:35And [hast thou] not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, [that] what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell [it] to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.2 Samuel 15:36Behold, [they have] there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok’s [son], and Jonathan Abiathar’s [son]; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.2 Samuel 15:37So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.1 Kings 12:7And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.1 Kings 19:3And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which [belongeth] to Judah, and left his servant there.1 Kings 19:4But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I [am] not better than my fathers.2 Kings 7:12And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we [be] hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.2 Kings 7:13And one of his servants answered and said, Let [some] take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they [are] as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, [I say], they [are] even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.Nehemiah 2:12And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I [any] man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither [was there any] beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.Nehemiah 2:13And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.Nehemiah 2:14Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but [there was] no place for the beast [that was] under me to pass.Nehemiah 2:15Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and [so] returned.Nehemiah 2:16And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told [it] to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.Nehemiah 4:13Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, [and] on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.Nehemiah 4:14And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, [which is] great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.Nehemiah 4:15And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.Nehemiah 4:16And it came to pass from that time forth, [that] the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers [were] behind all the house of Judah.Nehemiah 4:17They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, [every one] with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other [hand] held a weapon.Nehemiah 4:18For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and [so] builded. And he that sounded the trumpet [was] by me.Nehemiah 4:19And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work [is] great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.Nehemiah 4:20In what place [therefore] ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.Nehemiah 4:21So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.Nehemiah 4:22Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.Nehemiah 4:23So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, [saving that] every one put them off for washing.Job 34:3For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.Job 34:4Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what [is] good.Psalm 39:1To the chief Musician, [even] to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.Psalm 112:5A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.Proverbs 6:1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,Proverbs 6:2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.Proverbs 8:12I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.Proverbs 11:13A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.Proverbs 11:15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart [for it]: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.Proverbs 11:29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.Proverbs 12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.Proverbs 12:16A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.Proverbs 12:23A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.Proverbs 13:16Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.Proverbs 14:15The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going.Proverbs 14:16A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.Proverbs 14:18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.Proverbs 15:5A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.Proverbs 15:22Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellers they are established.Proverbs 16:20He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he.Proverbs 16:21The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.Proverbs 17:2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.Proverbs 17:18A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.Proverbs 18:15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.Proverbs 18:16A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.Proverbs 19:2Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth.Proverbs 20:5Counsel in the heart of man [is like] deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.Proverbs 20:16Take his garment that is surety [for] a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.Proverbs 20:18[Every] purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.Proverbs 21:5The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.Proverbs 21:20[There is] treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.Proverbs 21:23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.Proverbs 22:3A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.Proverbs 22:7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.