Bible Verses About Prudence: Exemplified by Christ

Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.

Yeshua answered them, “I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

The immersion of Yochanan, where was it from? From heaven or from men?” They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all hold Yochanan as a prophet.”

They answered Yeshua, and said, “We don’t know.” He also said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.

They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Rabbi, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you aren’t partial to anyone.

Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

But Yeshua perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?

Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.

He asked them, “Whose is this image and inscription?”

They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”