PRUDENCE

–General scriptures concerning Job 34:3,4; Ps 39:1; 112:5; Pr 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; Ec 7:16,17; 8:2,3; 10:1,10; Ho 14:9; Am 5:13; Mt 5:25,26; 7:6; Lu 14:28-32; Ro 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 Ge 32:3-21

.Jacob, toward his sons, after Dinah’ s defilement Ge 34:5,30

.Joseph, in the affairs of Egypt Ge 41:33-57

.Jethro’ s advice to Moses Ex 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 Ne 2:12-16; 4:13-23

.Daniel Da 1:8-14

.Certain elders of Israel Jer 26:17-23

.Of Jesus

.In charging those who were healed not to “advertise” his miracles Mt 9:30; 16:20; Mr 3:12; 5:43; 7:36; 8:30; 9:9

.Going to the feast secretly Joh 7:10

.In walking “no longer openly,” Joh 11:54; 12:36

.In avoiding his enemies Mt 12:14-16; Mr 3:7; Joh 11:47-54

.Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary Mt 1:19

.Peter, in escaping from Herod Agrippa I Ac 12:17

.Paul

.In circumcising Timothy Ac 16:3

.In performing temple rites Ac 21:20-26

.In turning the Jewish sects against each other Ac 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 Ac 20:22-25,37,38; 21:10-14

.Paul and Barnabas, in escaping persecution Ac 14:6

.Paul and Silas, in escaping from Berea Ac 17:10-15

.The town clerk of Ephesus, in averting a riot Ac 19:29-41

.See DIPLOMACY