Bible Verses About Prudence

He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from afflictions.

A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.

The rich ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruant to the man that lendeth.

Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts.

If thou hast nothing to paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee?

When thou sittest to eate with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee,

And put the knife to thy throte, if thou be a man giuen to the appetite.

Be not desirous of his deintie meates: for it is a deceiuable meate.

Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.

For with counsel thou shalt enterprise thy warre, and in the multitude of them that can giue counsell, is health.

Prepare thy worke without, and make readie thy thinges in the fielde, and after, builde thine house.

Goe not foorth hastily to strife, least thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

Debate thy matter with thy neighbour, and discouer not the secret to another,

Least he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamie doe not cease.

Answer not a foole according to his foolishnes, least thou also be like him.

Answere a foole according to his foolishnes, least he be wise in his owne conceite.

A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.

Scornefull men bring a citie into a snare: but wise men turne away wrath.

A foole powreth out all his minde: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.

She considereth a field, and getteth it: and with the fruite of her handes she planteth a vineyarde.

She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and the lawe of grace is in her tongue.

In the day of wealth be of good comfort, and in the day of affliction consider: God also hath made this contrary to that, to the intent that man shoulde finde nothing after him.

I haue seene all things in the dayes of my vanitie: there is a iust man that perisheth in his iustice, and there is a wicked man that continueth long in his malice.

I aduertise thee to take heede to ye mouth of the King, and to the worde of the othe of God.

Haste not to goe forth of his sight: stand not in an euill thing: for he will doe whatsoeuer pleaseth him.