Here are 7 Bible verses about discretion from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible (King James Version), sorted from most to least relevant.
Proverbs 2:11 KJV
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Genesis 41:33 KJV
Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Proverbs 25:17 KJV
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
Psalms 112:5 KJV
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
Isaiah 28:26 KJV
For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
Titus 2:5 KJV
To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Proverbs 11:22 KJV
As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
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