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 level the track of thy feet, and all thy ways shall be prepared.
Proverbs 22:3
The crafty saw evil, and he will hide, and the simple passed on and were punished.
Proverbs 27:12
The prudent one saw the evil, he hid himself; the simple passed and were punished.
Romans 16:18
For such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by specious language and praise completely deceive the hearts of the innocent.
Ephesians 4:14
That we be no more babes, tossed about, and carried around by every wind of doctrine, in the playing at dice of men, in craft, with the artifice of deceit;
Ephesians 5:17
For this be not foolish, but understanding what the will of the Lord.
1 John 4:1
Dearly beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits if they are of God: for many false prophets have come out into the world.
The prudent
Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: and the folly of the foolish is deceit
Amos 5:13
For this the prudent one shall be silent in that time, for it is an evil time.
Acts 13:7
Who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paul, an intelligent man; he having called Barnabas and Saul, sought anxiously to hear the word of God.