Bible Verses About Prudence

Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant is the borrower to the lender.

Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties for burdens.

If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which is before thee,

And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou art a man of appetite.

Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it is lying food.

In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.

For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.

Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field--go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,

Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him--even thou.

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger.

A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.

Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

Be not over-righteous, nor show thyself too wise, why art thou desolate?

Do not much wrong, neither be thou a fool, why dost thou die within thy time?

I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.

Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.