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PrudenceNAVE'S
General scriptures concerning Job 34:3,4 · Psalms 39:1 · Psalms 112:5 · Proverbs 6:1,2 · Proverbs 8:12 · Proverbs 11:13,15,29 · Proverbs 12:8,16,23 · Proverbs 13:16 · Proverbs 14:8,15,16,18 · Proverbs 15:5,22 · Proverbs 16:20,21 · Proverbs 17:2,18 · Proverbs 18:15,16 · Proverbs 19:2 · Proverbs 20:5,16,18 · Proverbs 21:5,20,23 · Proverbs 22:3,7,26,27 · Proverbs 23:1-3,9 · Proverbs 24:6,27 · Proverbs 25:8-10 · Proverbs 26:4,5 · Proverbs 27:12 · Proverbs 29:8,11 · Ecclesiastes 7:16,17 · Ecclesiastes 8:2,3 · Ecclesiastes 10:1,10 · Hosea 14:9 · Amos 5:13 · Matthew 5:25,26 · Matthew 7:6 · Luke 14:28-32 · Romans 14:16 · 1 Corinthians 6:12 · 1 Corinthians 8:8-13 · 1 Corinthians 10:23,25-33 · Colossians 4:5 · James 1:19
See also: Diplomacy
See also: Gentleness
See also: Wisdom
INSTANCES OF
Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau Genesis 32:3-21
Jacob, toward his sons, after Dinah' s defilement Genesis 34:5,30
Joseph, in the affairs of Egypt Genesis 41:33-57
Jethro' s advice to Moses Exodus 18:17-23
The Israelites, in the threatened war with the two and one-half tribes Joshua 22:10-34
Saul, in not killing the Jabesh-gileadites 1 Samuel 11:13
David, in his conduct toward Saul 1 Samuel 18:5-30
David, in overthrowing Ahithophel' s shrewd advice 2 Samuel 15:33-37
Abigail, in averting David' s anger 1 Samuel 25:18-31
Achish, in dismissing David 1 Samuel 29
Elijah, in his escape from Jezebel 1 Kings 19:3,4
Rehoboam' s advisers 1 Kings 12:7
Jehoram, in suspecting a Syrian stratagem 2 Kings 7:12,13
Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at Jerusalem Nehemiah 2:12-16 · Nehemiah 4:13-23
Daniel Daniel 1:8-14
Certain elders of Israel Jeremiah 26:17-23
Of Jesus
In charging those who were healed not to "advertise" his miracles Matthew 9:30 · Matthew 16:20 · Mark 3:12 · Mark 5:43 · Mark 7:36 · Mark 8:30 · Mark 9:9
Going to the feast secretly John 7:10
In walking "no longer openly," John 11:54 · John 12:36
In avoiding his enemies Matthew 12:14-16 · Mark 3:7 · John 11:47-54
Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary Matthew 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 Corinthians 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 · Acts 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 also: Diplomacy
Topical index: Nave's Topical Bible (public domain); structured data CC BY from the BibleData project.