Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

Bible References

Simple

Proverbs 4:26
Watch the path of your feet
And all your ways will be established.
Proverbs 22:3
The prudent sees the evil and hides himself,
But the naive go on, and are punished for it.
Proverbs 27:12
A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,
The naive proceed and pay the penalty.
Romans 16:18
For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
Ephesians 4:14
As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;
Ephesians 5:17
So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

The prudent

Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,
But the foolishness of fools is deceit.
Amos 5:13
Therefore at such a time the prudent person keeps silent, for it is an evil time.
Acts 13:7
who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.

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