TOPICAL BIBLE
Prudence
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Proverbs 22:26Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.Proverbs 22:27If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?Proverbs 23:1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,Proverbs 23:2and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.Proverbs 23:3Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.Proverbs 23:9Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.Proverbs 24:6Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.Proverbs 24:27Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.Proverbs 25:8do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?Proverbs 25:9Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,Proverbs 25:10lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your infamy never go away.Proverbs 26:4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.Proverbs 26:5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.Proverbs 27:12The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.Proverbs 29:8Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.Proverbs 29:11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.Ecclesiastes 7:16Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?Ecclesiastes 7:17Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?Ecclesiastes 8:2Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.Ecclesiastes 8:3Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.Ecclesiastes 10:1As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.Ecclesiastes 10:10If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.Jeremiah 26:17Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to the whole assembly of the people,Jeremiah 26:18“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’Jeremiah 26:19Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”Jeremiah 26:20Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did.Jeremiah 26:21King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah found out about it, he fled in fear and went to Egypt.Jeremiah 26:22Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men.Jeremiah 26:23They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him put to the sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.Daniel 1:8But 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.Daniel 1:9Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,Daniel 1:10but he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!”Daniel 1:11Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,Daniel 1:12“Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink.Daniel 1:13Then compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.”Daniel 1:14So he consented to this and tested them for ten days.Hosea 14:9Whoever 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 5:13Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.Matthew 1:19Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.Matthew 5:25Reconcile 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 5:26Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.Matthew 7:6Do 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.Matthew 9:30And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”Matthew 12:14But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.Matthew 12:15Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,Matthew 12:16warning them not to make Him known.Matthew 16:20Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.Mark 3:7So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,Mark 3:12But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.Mark 5:43Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.Mark 7:36Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.Mark 8:30And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.Mark 9:9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.Luke 14:28Which 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?Luke 14:29Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,Luke 14:30saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’Luke 14:31Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?Luke 14:32And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.John 7:10But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.John 11:47Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.