Bible Verses About Prudence: Nehemiah

I got up during the night, I and a few men with me. I hadn't told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Yerushalayim; and I didn't take any animal with me except the animal on which I was riding.

I went out by night through the Valley Gate, to the Dragon's Well and the Dung Gate, and inspected the places where the walls of Yerushalayim were broken down and where its gates had been burned down.

Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King's Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to pass.

So I went up the valley in the dark and went on inspecting the wall; then I turned back, entered through the Valley Gate and returned,

without the officials' knowing where I had gone or what I had done. Till then, I hadn't said anything about this to the Judeans, cohanim, nobles, officials or anyone who would be responsible for the work.

So in the lower parts of the space behind the wall, I stationed men according to their families, with their swords, spears and bows.

After inspecting them, I stood up and addressed the nobles, leaders and the rest of the people: "Don't be afraid of them! Remember Adonai, who is great and fearful; and fight for your brothers, sons, daughters, wives and homes."

When our enemies heard that the plot was known to us, and God had foiled their plans, we all returned to the wall, everyone to his work.

From then on, half of my men would do the work; and half of them held the spears, shields, bows and armor; while the leaders stood guard behind the entire house of Y'hudah,

as they continued building the wall. Those who carried loads held their loads with one hand and carried a weapon in the other.

As for the construction-workers, each one had his sword sheathed at his side; that is how they built. The man to sound the alarm on the shofar stayed with me.