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	Torrey's—Prudence

Prudence

General scriptures concerning—Job 34:3,4; Ps 39:1; 112:5; Pr 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; Ec 7:16,17; 8:2,3; 10:1,10; Ho 14:9; Am 5:13; Mt 5:25,26; 7:6; Lu 14:28-32; Ro 14:16; 1Co 6:12; 8:8-13; 10:23,25-33; Col 4:5; Jas 1:19

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INSTANCES OF

• Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau
• —Ge 32:3-21
• Jacob, toward his sons, after Dinah's defilement
• —Ge 34:5,30
• Joseph, in the affairs of Egypt
• —Ge 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—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
• —Ne 2:12-16; 4:13-23
• Daniel
• —Da 1:8-14
• Certain elders of Israel
• —Jer 26:17-23
• Of Jesus
• • In charging those who were healed not to "advertise" his
  miracles—Mt 9:30; 16:20; Mr 3:12; 5:43; 7:36; 8:30; 9:9
  • Going to the feast secretly
  —Joh 7:10
  • In walking "no longer openly,"
  —Joh 11:54; 12:36
  • In avoiding his enemies
  —Mt 12:14-16; Mr 3:7; Joh 11:47-54
• Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary
• —Mt 1:19
• Peter, in escaping from Herod Agrippa I
• —Ac 12:17
• Paul
• • In circumcising Timothy
  —Ac 16:3
  • In performing temple rites
  —Ac 21:20-26
  • In turning the Jewish sects against each other
  —Ac 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—Ac 20:22-25,37,38; 21:10-14
  • Paul and Barnabas, in escaping persecution
  —Ac 14:6
  • Paul and Silas, in escaping from Berea
  —Ac 17:10-15
• The town clerk of Ephesus, in averting a riot
• —Ac 19:29-41
• See
• DIPLOMACY