Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
Simple
The prudent
Bible References
Simple
Proverbs 4:26
Make the path of thy feet level, and let all thy ways be established.
Proverbs 22:3
A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself, but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Proverbs 27:12
A prudent man sees the evil, [and] hides himself. The simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
Romans 16:18
For such kind serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly. And by their smooth words and elegant speech they deceive the hearts of the naive.
Ephesians 4:14
So that we may no longer be childish, tossed about and carried about by every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men in craftiness with the methodology of error.
Ephesians 5:17
Because of this do not become foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but examine the spirits, whether they are of God, because many FALSE prophets have gone out into the world.
The prudent
Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of a prudent man is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
Amos 5:13
Therefore he who is prudent shall keep silence in such a time, for it is an evil time.
Acts 13:7
who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man, having summoned Barnabas and Saul, sought to hear the word of God.