-General scriptures concerning Job 34:3, 4; Psalms 39:1; 112:5; Proverbs 6:1, 2; 11:13, 8:12; 15, 29; 12:8, 16, 23; 14:8, 15, 13:16; 16, 18; 15:5, 22; 16:20, 21; 17:2, 18; 18:15, 16; 20:5, 19:2; 21:5, 16, 18; 20, 23; 22:3, 7, 26, 27; 23:1-3, 9; 24:6, 27; 25:8-10; 26:4, 5; 27:12; 29:8, 11; Ecclesiastes 7:16, 17; 8:2, 3; 10:1, 10; Hosea 14:9; Amos 5:13; Matthew 5:25, 26; 7:6; Luke 14:28-32; Romans 14:16; I Corinthians 6:12; 8:8-13; 10:23, 25-33; Colossians 4:5; James 1:19 -See DIPLOMACY -See GENTLENESS -See WISDOM -INSTANCES OF .Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau Genesis 32:3-21 .Jacob, toward his sons, after Dinah's defilement Genesis 34:5, 30 .Joseph, in the affairs of Egypt Genesis 41:33-57 .Jethro's advice to Moses Exodus 18:17-23 .The Israelites, in the threatened war with the two and one-half tribes Joshua 22:10-34 .Saul, in not killing the Jabesh-gileadites I Samuel 11:13 .David, in his conduct toward Saul I Samuel 18:5-30 .David, in overthrowing Ahithophel's shrewd advice II Samuel 15:33-37 .Abigail, in averting David's anger I Samuel 25:18-31 .Achish, in dismissing David I Samuel 29 .Elijah, in his escape from Jezebel I Kings 19:3, 4 .Rehoboam's advisers I Kings 12:7 .Jehoram, in suspecting a Syrian stratagem II Kings 7:12, 13 .Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at Jerusalem Nehemiah 2:12-16; 4:13-23 .Daniel Daniel 1:8-14 .Certain elders of Israel Jeremiah 26:17-23 .Of Jesus .In charging those who were healed not to "advertise" his miracles Matthew 9:30; 16:20; Mark 3:12; 5:43; 7:36; 8:30; 9:9 .Going to the feast secretly John 7:10 .In walking "no longer openly," John 11:54; 12:36 .In avoiding his enemies Matthew 12:14-16; Mark 3:7; John 11:47-54 .Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary Matthew 1:19 .Peter, in escaping from Herod Agrippa I Acts 12:17 .Paul .In circumcising Timothy Acts 16:3 .In performing temple rites Acts 21:20-26 .In turning the Jewish sects against each other Acts 23:6 .Avoiding suspicion in administering the gifts of the congregations II Corinthians 8:20 .His lack of, in his persistence in going to Jerusalem despite the warnings of the Spirit and his friends Acts 20:22-25, 37, 38; 21:10-14 .Paul and Barnabas, in escaping persecution Acts 14:6 .Paul and Silas, in escaping from Berea Acts 17:10-15 .The town clerk of Ephesus, in averting a riot Acts 19:29-41 .See DIPLOMACY
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