Topic
Prudence
145 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Kings 12:7Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — Rehoboam' s advisers
And 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.
- Nehemiah 2:12–16Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at Jerusalem
¶ And 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. And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even…
- Psalms 112:5Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
- Proverbs 8:12Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
- Proverbs 12:16Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
- Proverbs 12:23Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
- Proverbs 13:16Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
- Proverbs 14:8Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
- Proverbs 14:15Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
- Proverbs 14:18Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- Proverbs 15:5Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
- Proverbs 16:21Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
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- Proverbs 18:15 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 22:3 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Hosea 14:9 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Amos 5:13 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Luke 14:28–32 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Acts 23:6 Nave · Torrey INSTANCES OF — In turning the Jewish sects against each other
- Colossians 4:5 Nave · Torrey General scriptures concerning
- Genesis 32:3–21 Nave INSTANCES OF — Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau
- Genesis 32:3–23 Torrey Exemplified — Jacob
- Genesis 34:5 Nave INSTANCES OF — Jacob, toward his sons, after Dinah' s defilement
- Genesis 34:30 Nave INSTANCES OF — Jacob, toward his sons, after Dinah' s defilement
- Genesis 41:33–57 Nave INSTANCES OF — Joseph, in the affairs of Egypt
- Genesis 41:39 Torrey Exemplified — Joseph
- Exodus 18:17–23 Nave INSTANCES OF — Jethro' s advice to Moses
- Exodus 18:19–23 Torrey Exemplified — Jethro
- Joshua 22:10–34 Nave INSTANCES OF — The Israelites, in the threatened war with the two and one-half tribes
- Judges 8:1–3 Torrey Exemplified — Gideon
- 1 Samuel 11:13 Nave INSTANCES OF — Saul, in not killing the Jabesh-gileadites
- 1 Samuel 16:18 Torrey Exemplified — David
- 1 Samuel 18:5–30 Nave INSTANCES OF — David, in his conduct toward Saul
- 1 Samuel 25:18–31 Nave INSTANCES OF — Abigail, in averting David' s anger
- 1 Samuel 25:23–31 Torrey Exemplified — Abigail
- 1 Samuel 29:1–11 Nave INSTANCES OF — Achish, in dismissing David
- 2 Samuel 15:32–34 Torrey Exemplified — Abigail
- 2 Samuel 15:33–37 Nave INSTANCES OF — David, in overthrowing Ahithophel' s shrewd advice
- 2 Samuel 17:6–14 Torrey Exemplified — Abigail
- 1 Kings 19:3 Nave INSTANCES OF — Elijah, in his escape from Jezebel
- 1 Kings 19:4 Nave INSTANCES OF — Elijah, in his escape from Jezebel
- 2 Kings 7:12 Nave INSTANCES OF — Jehoram, in suspecting a Syrian stratagem
- 2 Kings 7:13 Nave INSTANCES OF — Jehoram, in suspecting a Syrian stratagem
- 2 Chronicles 2:12 Torrey Exemplified — Solomon
- Nehemiah 4:13–23 Nave INSTANCES OF — Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at Jerusalem
- Nehemiah 4:13–18 Torrey Exemplified — Nehemiah
- Job 34:3 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Job 34:4 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 39:1 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 2:11 Torrey THEY WHO HAVE — Are preserved by it
- Proverbs 3:21 Torrey The young should cultivate
- Proverbs 6:1 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 6:2 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 11:13 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 11:15 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 11:29 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 12:8 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 14:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
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- Proverbs 16:20 Nave General scriptures concerning
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- Proverbs 18:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 19:2 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 19:11 Torrey THEY WHO HAVE — Suppress angry feelings
- Proverbs 20:5 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 20:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 20:18 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 21:5 Nave General scriptures concerning
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- Proverbs 22:7 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 22:26 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 22:27 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 23:1–3 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 23:9 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 24:6 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 24:27 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 25:8–10 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 26:4 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 26:5 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 27:12 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 29:8 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 29:11 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 31:16 Torrey Virtuous wives act with
- Proverbs 31:26 Torrey Virtuous wives act with
- Ecclesiastes 7:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Ecclesiastes 7:17 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Ecclesiastes 8:2 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Ecclesiastes 8:3 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Ecclesiastes 9:15 Torrey Exemplified — The Poor Wise Man
- Ecclesiastes 10:1 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Ecclesiastes 10:10 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 5:21 Torrey OF THE WICKED — Denounced by God
- Isaiah 29:14 Torrey OF THE WICKED — Defeated by God
- Isaiah 29:15 Torrey OF THE WICKED — Denounced by God
- Isaiah 52:13 Torrey Exemplified by Christ
- Jeremiah 26:17–23 Nave INSTANCES OF — Certain elders of Israel
- Jeremiah 49:7 Torrey OF THE WICKED — Fails in times of perplexity
- Daniel 1:8–14 Nave INSTANCES OF — Daniel
- Matthew 1:19 Nave INSTANCES OF — Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary
- Matthew 5:25 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 5:26 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 7:6 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 9:30 Nave INSTANCES OF — In charging those who were healed not to “advertise” his miracles
- Matthew 10:16 Torrey Saints should especially exercise, in their intercourse with unbelievers
- Matthew 11:25 Torrey OF THE WICKED — Keeps them from the knowledge of the gospel
- Matthew 12:14–16 Nave INSTANCES OF — In avoiding his enemies
- Matthew 16:20 Nave INSTANCES OF — In charging those who were healed not to “advertise” his miracles
- Matthew 21:24–27 Torrey Exemplified by Christ
- Matthew 22:15–21 Torrey Exemplified by Christ
- Matthew 25:3 Torrey OF THE WICKED — Necessity for-Illustrated
- Matthew 25:9 Torrey OF THE WICKED — Necessity for-Illustrated
- Mark 3:7 Nave INSTANCES OF — In avoiding his enemies
- Mark 3:12 Nave INSTANCES OF — In charging those who were healed not to “advertise” his miracles
- Mark 5:43 Nave INSTANCES OF — In charging those who were healed not to “advertise” his miracles
- Mark 7:36 Nave INSTANCES OF — In charging those who were healed not to “advertise” his miracles
- Mark 8:30 Nave INSTANCES OF — In charging those who were healed not to “advertise” his miracles
- Mark 9:9 Nave INSTANCES OF — In charging those who were healed not to “advertise” his miracles
- Mark 12:32–34 Torrey Exemplified — The Scribe
- John 7:10 Nave INSTANCES OF — Going to the feast secretly
- John 11:47–54 Nave INSTANCES OF — In avoiding his enemies
- John 11:54 Nave INSTANCES OF — In walking “no longer openly,”
- John 12:36 Nave INSTANCES OF — In walking “no longer openly,”
- Acts 5:34–39 Torrey Exemplified — Gamaliel
- Acts 12:17 Nave INSTANCES OF
- Acts 13:7 Torrey Exemplified — Sergius Paulus
- Acts 14:6 Nave INSTANCES OF — Paul and Barnabas, in escaping persecution
- Acts 16:3 Nave INSTANCES OF — In circumcising Timothy
- Acts 17:10–15 Nave INSTANCES OF — Paul and Silas, in escaping from Berea
- Acts 19:29–41 Nave INSTANCES OF — The town clerk of Ephesus, in averting a riot
- Acts 20:22–25 Nave INSTANCES OF — His lack of, in his persistence in going to Jerusalem despite the warnings of the Spirit and his friends
- Acts 20:37 Nave INSTANCES OF — His lack of, in his persistence in going to Jerusalem despite the warnings of the Spirit and his friends
- Acts 20:38 Nave INSTANCES OF — His lack of, in his persistence in going to Jerusalem despite the warnings of the Spirit and his friends
- Acts 21:10–14 Nave INSTANCES OF — His lack of, in his persistence in going to Jerusalem despite the warnings of the Spirit and his friends
- Acts 21:20–26 Nave INSTANCES OF — In performing temple rites
- Romans 14:16 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Corinthians 1:19 Torrey OF THE WICKED — Defeated by God
- 1 Corinthians 6:12 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Corinthians 8:8–13 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Corinthians 10:23 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Corinthians 10:25–33 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 2 Corinthians 8:20 Nave INSTANCES OF — Avoiding suspicion in administering the gifts of the congregations
- Ephesians 1:8 Torrey Exhibited in the manifestation of God's grace
- Ephesians 5:15 Torrey Saints should especially exercise, in their intercourse with unbelievers
- James 1:19 Nave General scriptures concerning
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 112 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → 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
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 52 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 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
- 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
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896); Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.