'Prudent' in the Bible

Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;

Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves.

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

Who then is the faithful and prudent bondman whom his lord has set over his household, to give them food in season?

and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.

and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

and the prudent answered, saying -- Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

And the Lord said, 'Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure?

'And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.

Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye prudent in Christ: we weak, but ye strong: ye glorious, but we in dishonour.

In view of the present crisis, I think it is prudent for a man to stay as he is.

An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

but hospitable, loving what is good, prudent, just, devout, self-controlled,