'Sensible' in the Bible

“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on the rock.

“Who then is a faithful and sensible slave, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?

Five of them were foolish and five were sensible.

But the sensible ones took oil in their flasks with their lamps.

But the foolish ones said to the sensible ones, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

“The sensible ones answered, ‘No, there won’t be enough for us and for you. Go instead to those who sell, and buy oil for yourselves.’

And they come to Jesus, and they see the possessed of demons sitting and clothed and sensible, him that had had the legion: and they were afraid.

And they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting, clothed and sensible, at the feet of Jesus. And they were afraid.

The Lord said: “Who then is the faithful and sensible manager his master will put in charge of his household servants to give them their allotted food at the proper time?

who was [closely associated] with the proconsul [of the province], Sergius Paulus, an intelligent and sensible man. He called for Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ].

I am talking to sensible people. Apply what I am saying to yourselves.

Therefore see that you walk carefully [living life with honor, purpose, and courage; shunning those who tolerate and enable evil], not as the unwise, but as wise [sensible, intelligent, discerning people],

An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

Older men are to be level headed, worthy of respect, sensible, and sound in faith, love, and endurance.

to be self-controlled, pure, homemakers, kind, and submissive to their husbands, so that God’s message will not be slandered.

In the same way, encourage the young men to be self-controlled

instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age,

Because everything will soon come to an end, be sensible and clear-headed, so you can pray.