Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
The prudent
Bible References
Simple
Romans 16:18
For such men are not servants of our Lord Christ, but of their own appetites; and by good words and fair speeches they deceive the hearts of the simple.
Ephesians 4:14
that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and borne about by every wind of teaching, through the dishonest tricks of men, and their cunning in the wily arts of error;
Ephesians 5:17
Wherefore be not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.
The prudent
Acts 13:7
who was with the proconsul of the country, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He, having called for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.