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Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
Read in context →For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
Read in context →12 occurrences in 12 verses.
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bîyn · bene
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
Strong's KJV usage: attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 16:18Strong's last: Hosea 14:9
Open full H995 profile →ʻârûwm · aw-room'
cunning (usually in a bad sense)
Strong's KJV usage: crafty, prudent, subtil.
Strong's first: Proverbs 12:16Strong's last: Proverbs 27:12
Open full H6175 profile →synetós · soon-et'-os
mentally put (or putting) together, i.e. sagacious
Strong's KJV usage: :--prudent.
Strong's first: Matthew 11:25Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 1:19
Open full G4908 profile →sâkal · saw-kal'
to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
Strong's KJV usage: consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.
Strong's first: Proverbs 19:14Strong's last: Amos 5:13
Open full H7919 profile →ʻâram · aw-ram'
properly, to be (or make) bare; but used only in the derivative sense (through the idea perhaps of smoothness) to be cunning (usually in a bad sense)
Strong's KJV usage: × very, beware, take crafty (counsel), be prudent, deal subtilly.
Strong's first: Proverbs 15:5Strong's last: Proverbs 15:5
Open full H6191 profile →qâçam · kaw-sam'
properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine
Strong's KJV usage: divine(-r, -ation), prudent, soothsayer, use (divination).
Strong's first: Isaiah 3:2Strong's last: Isaiah 3:2
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A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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PRU'DENT, adjective Cautious; circumspect; practically wise; careful of the consequences of enterprises, measures or actions; cautious not to act when the end is of doubtful utility, or probably impracticable.
The prudent man looketh well to his going. Proverbs 14:8.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself. Proverbs 22:3.
1. Dictated or directed by prudence; as prudent behavior.
2. Foreseeing by instinct; as the prudent crane.
3. Frugal; economical; as a prudent woman; prudent expenditure of money.
4. Wise; intelligent.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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