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 Hos. 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 Amos 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; 1 Cor. 1:19
• Necessity for-Illustrated Mt. 25:3, 9; Lk. 14:28-32
• Exemplified
  • Jacob Gen. 32:3-23
  • Joseph Gen. 41:39
  • Jethro Ex. 18:19-23
  • Gideon Judg. 8:1-3
  • David 1 Sam. 16:18; 2 Sam. 15:32-34, 17:6-14
  • Abigail 1 Sam. 25:23-31
  • Aged counsellors of Rehoboam 1 Ki. 12:7
  • Solomon 2 Chr. 2:12
  • Nehemiah Neh. 2:12-16, 4:13-18
  • The Poor Wise Man Eccl. 9:15
  • The Scribe Mk. 12:32-34
  • Gamaliel Acts 5:34-39
  • Sergius Paulus Acts 13:7
  • Paul Acts 23:6