PRUDENCE
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Exhibited in the manifestation of God's grace
Exemplified by Christ
Intimately connected with wisdom
The wise celebrated for
THEY WHO HAVE
Saints act with
Saints should especially exercise, in their intercourse with
Virtuous wives act with
The young should cultivate
OF THE WICKED
Illustrated
Exemplified
23
31; 2Sa 15:32-34; 17:6-14
16; 4:13-18
34
General scriptures concerning
Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau
Jacob, toward his sons, after Dinah’ s defilement
Joseph, in the affairs of Egypt
Jethro’ s advice to Moses
The Israelites, in the threatened war with the two and one-half tribes
Saul, in not killing the Jabesh-gileadites
David, in his conduct toward Saul
David, in overthrowing Ahithophel’ s shrewd advice
Abigail, in averting David’ s anger
Achish, in dismissing David
Elijah, in his escape from Jezebel
Rehoboam’ s advisers
Jehoram, in suspecting a Syrian stratagem
Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at Jerusalem
Daniel
Certain elders of Israel
In charging those who were healed not to “advertise” his miracles
Going to the feast secretly
In walking “no longer openly,”
In avoiding his enemies
Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary
In circumcising Timothy
In performing temple rites
In turning the Jewish sects against each other
Avoiding suspicion in administering the gifts of the congregations
His lack of, in his persistence in going to Jerusalem despite the warnings of the Spirit and his friends
Paul and Barnabas, in escaping persecution
Paul and Silas, in escaping from Berea
The town clerk of Ephesus, in averting a riot