The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way,....
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Proverbs 14:8
Proverbs 14:8
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A man may be "prudent," he may be clever, learned, astute; yet he may miss his way, he may lose his life, he may prove to be a failure. The wisdom of the prudent, that which makes prudence or…