Prudence

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
- 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

• 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; 1Co 1:19
• Necessity for-Illustrated
- Mt 25:3,9; Lu 14:28-32

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
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