One of simplicity believes every word, but the prudent one considers his step.
And David said to the youth who was telling him, How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan have died?
And Bath-sheba said, Well! I will speak to the king for you.
And they sent to me four times in this way. And I answered them in the same way.
One backsliding in heart shall be filled with his own ways, but a good man from himself.
The wise ones fear and turn from evil, but the fool passes over and is bold.
The wisdom of the shrewd one is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
One being evil gives heed to lips of iniquity; a liar listens to a tongue of evil desire.
A prudent one sees the evil way and hides himself, but the ones of simplicity pass on and are punished.
A prudent one sees the evil and hides himself; ones of simplicity go on and are punished.
Ponder the track of your feet, then all your ways will be established.
So he acting wisely shall keep silent in that time, for it is an evil time.
who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This one calling Barnabas and Saul to him, he sought to hear the Word of God.
so that we may no longer be little children, being blown and carried about by every wind of doctrine, in the trickery of men, in craftiness to the deceit of error,
For this reason, do not become foolish, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
Beloved ones, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone forth into the world.