Words the Bible translates as prudent
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- binבִּיןto understand by telling things apart: to grasp what something really is, why it matters, and how it differs from what is near it
- phronimosφρόνιμοςprudent: having the practical good sense to size up a situation and act wisely in it
- arumעָרוּםshrewd: the calculating, anticipatory intelligence that reads a situation and plans ahead, for good or for ill
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