Bible Verses About Prudence: Exemplified by Christ

Lo, My servant doth act wisely, He is high, and hath been lifted up, And hath been very high.

And Jesus answering said to them, `I will ask you--I also--one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;

the baptism of John, whence was it? --from heaven, or from men?' And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, `If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

and if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.'

And answering Jesus they said, `We have not known.' He said to them--he also--`Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

Then the Pharisees having gone, took counsel how they might ensnare him in words,

and they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, `Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and the way of God in truth thou dost teach, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men;

tell us, therefore, what dost thou think? is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?'

And Jesus having known their wickedness, said, `Why me do ye tempt, hypocrites?

show me the tribute-coin?' and they brought to him a denary;

and he saith to them, `Whose is this image and the inscription?'

they say to him, `Caesar's;' then saith he to them, `Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'