Prudence

Prudence [NAVE]

PRUDENCE.
Job 34:3, 4; Psa. 39:1; Psa. 112:5; Prov. 6:1, 2; Prov. 8:12; Prov. 11:13, 15, 29; Prov. 12:8, 23; Prov. 13:16; Prov. 14:8, 15, 16, 18; Prov. 15:5, 22; Prov. 16:20, 21; Prov. 17:2, 18; Prov. 18:15, 16; Prov. 19:2; Prov. 20:5, 16, 18; Prov. 21:5, 20, 23; Prov. 22:3, 7, 26, 27; Prov. 23:1-3, 9; Prov. 24:6, 27; Prov. 25:8-10; Prov. 26:4, 5; Prov. 27:12; Prov. 29:8, 11; Eccl. 7:16, 17; Eccl. 8:2, 3; Eccl. 10:1, 10; Hos. 14:9; Amos 5:13; Matt. 5:25, 26; Matt. 7:6; Luke 14:28-32; Rom. 14:16; 1 Cor. 6:12 1 Cor. 10:23. 1 Cor. 8:8-13; 1 Cor. 10:25-33; Col. 4:5; Jas. 1:19 See: Diplomacy; Gentleness; Wisdom.
Instances of
Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau, Gen. 32:3-21; 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 slaying the Jabesh-gileadites, 1 Sam. 11:13.
David, in his conduct with Saul, 1 Sam. 18:5-30; in overthrowing Ahithophel's counsel, 2 Sam. 15:33-37.
Abigail, in averting David's wrath, 1 Sam. 25:18-31.
Achish, in dismissing David, 1 Sam. 29.
Elijah, in his flight from Jezebel, 1 Kin. 19:3, 4.
Rehoboam's counselors, 1 Kin. 12:7.
Jehoram, in suspecting a Syrian stratagem, 2 Kin. 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, Matt. 9:30; 16:20; Mark 3:12; 5:43; 7:36; 8:30; 9:9; going to the feast secretly, John 7:10; in walking "no more openly,'' John 11:54; 12:36; in avoiding his enemies, Matt. 12:14-16; Mark 3:7; John 11:47-54.
Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary, Matt. 1:19.
Peter, in escaping Herod, Acts 12:17.
Paul, in circumcising Timothy, Acts 16:3; in performing temple rites, Acts 21:20-26; in setting the Jewish sects on each other, Acts 23:6; avoiding suspicion in administering the gifts of the churches, 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; Expediency.

PRUDENCE; PRUDENT [ISBE]

PRUDENCE; PRUDENT - proo'-dens, proo'-dent: In the Old Testament "prudence" is the translation of `ormah (Prov 8:12); also in the King James Version of sekhel (2 Ch 2:12, the Revised Version (British and American) "discretion"); and "prudent" is the translation of `arum, "subtle" (Prov 12:16,23; 13:16, etc.; compare Gen 3:1; Job 5:12), and of bin (1 Sam 16:18, the Revised Version margin "skillful"; Prov 16:21; 18:15; Isa 5:21; 10:13, the American Standard Revised Version "understanding," etc.), with other words. In the New Testament "prudence" occurs once as the translation of phronesis (Eph 1:8); "prudent" is in the King James Version the translation of sunetos, changed in the Revised Version (British and American) to "understanding" (Mt 11:25; Acts 13:7); in 1 Cor 1:19, the American Standard Revised Version has "the discerning," the English Revised Version retains "prudent." In its etymological sense of seeing beforehand (contraction of "providence"), "prudence" does not occur in the New Testament. As forethought, foresight, prudence was reckoned one of the cardinal virtues by the ancient ethical writers. See the remarks of Coleridge on its lower and higher character in his Aids to Reflection, Aphor. 29.

W. L. Walker