PRUDENCE

PRUDENCE: - Exhibited in the manifestation of God's grace Eph 1:8 - Exemplified by Christ Isa 52:13; Mt 21:24-27; 22:15-21 - Intimately connected with wisdom Pr 8:12 - The wise celebrated for Pr 16:21 - THEY WHO HAVE . Get knowledge Pr 18:15 . Deal with knowledge Pr 13:16 . Look well to their goings Pr 14:15 . Understand the ways of God Ho 14:9 . Understand their own ways Pr 14:8 . Crowned with knowledge Pr 14:18 . Not ostentatious of knowledge Pr 12:23 . Foresee and avoid evil Pr 22:3 . Are preserved by it Pr 2:11 . Suppress angry feelings Pr 12:16; 19:11 . Regard reproof Pr 15:5 . Keep silence in the evil time Am 5:13 - Saints act with Ps 112:5 - Saints should especially exercise, in their intercourse with unbelievers Mt 10:16; Eph 5:15; Col 4:5 - Virtuous wives act with Pr 31:16,26 - The young should cultivate Pr 3:21 - OF THE WICKED . Fails in times of perplexity Jer 49:7 . Keeps them from the knowledge of the gospel Mt 11:25 . Denounced by God Isa 5:21; 29:15 . Defeated by God Isa 29:14; 1Co 1:19 . Necessity for-Illustrated Mt 25:3,9; Lu 14:28-32 - Exemplified . Jacob Ge 32:3-23 . Joseph Ge 41:39 . Jethro Ex 18:19-23 . Gideon Jud 8:1-3 . David 1Sa 16:18 . Abigail 1Sa 25:23-31; 2Sa 15:32-34; 17:6-14 . Aged counsellors of Rehoboam 1Ki 12:7 . Solomon 2Ch 2:12 . Nehemiah Ne 2:12-16; 4:13-18 . The Poor Wise Man Ec 9:15 . The Scribe Mr 12:32-34 . Gamaliel Ac 5:34-39 . Sergius Paulus Ac 13:7 . Paul Ac 23:6