Prudence
Explore 45 scripture references about prudence from Nave's Topical Bible, spanning 26 books of the Bible with categorized entries, verse text, and cross-references.
What Does the Bible Say About Prudence?
The topic of prudence appears throughout Scripture with 45 references spanning 26 books of the Bible, from 1 Corinthians to Romans. Explore the scriptures below to deepen your understanding of what God's Word teaches about this subject.
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-General scriptures concerning JOB 34:3,4; PSA 39:1; 112:5; PRO 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; ECC 7:16,17; 8:2,3; 10:1,10; HOS 14:9; AMO 5:13; MAT 5:25,26; 7:6; LUK 14:28-32; ROM 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 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 EXO 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 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 MAT 9:30; 16:20; MRK 3:12; 5:43; 7:36; 8:30; 9:9 -Going to the feast secretly JHN 7:10 -In walking "no longer openly," JHN 11:54; 12:36 -In avoiding his enemies MAT 12:14-16; MRK 3:7; JHN 11:47-54 -Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary MAT 1:19 -Peter, in escaping from Herod Agrippa I ACT 12:17 -Paul -In circumcising Timothy ACT 16:3 -In performing temple rites ACT 21:20-26 -In turning the Jewish sects against each other ACT 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 ACT 20:22-25,37,38; 21:10-14 -Paul and Barnabas, in escaping persecution ACT 14:6 -Paul and Silas, in escaping from Berea ACT 17:10-15 -The town clerk of Ephesus, in averting a riot ACT 19:29-41 -See DIPLOMACY
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What does the Bible say about prudence?
The Bible contains 45 references to prudence across 26 books of the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible organizes these references for in-depth study.
Where is prudence mentioned in the Bible?
Prudence is referenced in 1 Corinthians, 1 Kings, 1 Samuel, 2 Corinthians, 2 Kings, and 21 more books. There are 45 total scripture references on this topic.