Proverbs 22:3
A prudent and far-sighted person sees the evil [of sin] and hides himself [from it],
But the naive continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].
Proverbs 14:16
A wise man suspects danger and cautiously avoids evil,
But the fool is arrogant and careless.
Proverbs 27:12
A prudent man sees evil and hides himself and avoids it,
But the naive [who are easily misled] continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].
Exodus 9:20-21
Then everyone among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses and shelters;
Proverbs 7:7
And among the naive [the inexperienced and gullible],
I saw among the youths
A young man lacking [good] sense,
Proverbs 7:22-23
Suddenly he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter [not knowing the outcome],
Or as one in stocks going to the correction [to be given] to a fool,
Proverbs 9:16-18
“Whoever is naive or inexperienced, let him turn in here!”
And to him who lacks understanding (common sense), she says,
Proverbs 29:1
Will suddenly be broken beyond repair.
Isaiah 26:20-21
Come, my people, enter your chambers
And shut your doors behind you;
Hide for a little while
Until the [Lord’s]
Matthew 24:15-18
1 Thessalonians 5:2-6
For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the [return of the] Lord is coming just as a thief [comes unexpectedly and suddenly] in the night.
Hebrews 6:18
so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.
Hebrews 11:7
By faith [with confidence in God and His word] Noah, being warned by God about events not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his family. By this [act of obedience] he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Prudent
General references
Bible References
Prudent
A wise man suspects danger and cautiously avoids evil,
But the fool is arrogant and careless.
A prudent man sees evil and hides himself and avoids it,
But the naive [who are easily misled] continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].
Come, my people, enter your chambers
And shut your doors behind you;
Hide for a little while
Until the [Lord’s]
General references
A prudent man sees evil and hides himself and avoids it,
But the naive [who are easily misled] continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].