Nave's Topical Bible: Orville J. Nave, A.M., D.D., LL.D.

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; Eccl. 7:16, 17, 8:2, 3, 10:1, 10; Hos. 14:9; Amos 5:13; Mt. 5:25, 26, 7:6; Lk. 14:28-32; Rom. 14:16; 1 Cor. 6:12, 8:8-13, 10:23, 25-33; Col. 4:5; Jas. 1:19
• INSTANCES OF
  • Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau Gen. 32:3-21
    • Jacob, toward his sons, after Dinah's defilement Gen. 34:5, 30
  • Joseph, in the affairs of Egypt Gen. 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 Josh. 22:10-34
  • Saul, in not killing the Jabesh-gileadites 1 Sam. 11:13
  • David, in his conduct toward Saul 1 Sam. 18:5-30
    • David, in overthrowing Ahithophel's shrewd advice 2 Sam. 15:33-37
  • Abigail, in averting David's anger 1 Sam. 25:18-31
  • Achish, in dismissing David 1 Sam. 29
  • Elijah, in his escape from Jezebel 1 Ki. 19:3, 4
  • Rehoboam's advisers 1 Ki. 12:7
  • Jehoram, in suspecting a Syrian stratagem 2 Ki. 7:12, 13
  • Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at Jerusalem Neh. 2:12-16, 4:13-23
  • Daniel Dan. 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; Mk. 3:12, 5:43, 7:36, 8:30, 9:9
    • Going to the feast secretly Jn. 7:10
    • In walking "no longer openly," Jn. 11:54, 12:36
    • In avoiding his enemies Mt. 12:14-16; Mk. 3:7; Jn. 11:47-54
  • Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary Mt. 1:19
  • Peter, in escaping from Herod Agrippa I Acts 12:17
  • Paul
    • In circumcising Timothy Acts 16:3
    • In performing temple rites Acts 21:20-26
    • In turning the Jewish sects against each other Acts 23:6
    • Avoiding suspicion in administering the gifts of the congregations 2 Cor. 8:20
    • His lack of, in his persistence in going to Jerusalem despite the warnings of the Spirit and his friends Acts 20:22-25, 37, 38, 21:10-14
    • Paul and Barnabas, in escaping persecution Acts 14:6
    • Paul and Silas, in escaping from Berea Acts 17:10-15
  • The town clerk of Ephesus, in averting a riot Acts 19:29-41
• See DIPLOMACY
• See GENTLENESS
• See WISDOM