Jacob, in his conduct toward Esau

• Ge 32:3-21

Jacob, toward his sons, after Dinah’ s defilement

• Ge 34:5
• Ge 34:30

Joseph, in the affairs of Egypt

• Ge 41:33-57

Jethro’ s advice to Moses

• Ex 18:17-23

The Israelites, in the threatened war with the two and one-half tribes

• Jos 22:10-34

Saul, in not killing the Jabesh-gileadites

• 1Sa 11:13

David, in his conduct toward Saul

• 1Sa 18:5-30

David, in overthrowing Ahithophel’ s shrewd advice

• 2Sa 15:33-37

Abigail, in averting David’ s anger

• 1Sa 25:18-31

Achish, in dismissing David

• 1Sa 29

Elijah, in his escape from Jezebel

• 1Ki 19:3
• 1Ki 19:4

Rehoboam’ s advisers

• 1Ki 12:7

Jehoram, in suspecting a Syrian stratagem

• 2Ki 7:12
• 2Ki 7:13

Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at Jerusalem

• Ne 2:12-16
• Ne 4:13-23

Daniel

• Da 1:8-14

Certain elders of Israel

• Jer 26:17-23

Of Jesus

In charging those who were healed not to “advertise” his miracles

• Mt 9:30
• Mt 16:20
• Mr 3:12
• Mr 5:43
• Mr 7:36

Going to the feast secretly

• Joh 7:10

In walking “no longer openly,”

• Joh 11:54
• Joh 12:36

In avoiding his enemies

• Mt 12:14-16
• Mr 3:7
• Joh 11:47-54

Joseph, in his conduct toward Mary

• Mt 1:19

Peter, in escaping from Herod Agrippa I Ac 12:17

Paul

In circumcising Timothy

• Ac 16:3

In performing temple rites

• Ac 21:20-26

In turning the Jewish sects against each other

• Ac 23:6

Avoiding suspicion in administering the gifts of the congregations

• 2Co 8:20

His lack of, in his persistence in going to Jerusalem despite the warnings of the Spirit and his friends

• Ac 20:22-25
• Ac 20:37
• Ac 20:38
• Ac 21:10-14

Paul and Barnabas, in escaping persecution

• Ac 14:6

Paul and Silas, in escaping from Berea

• Ac 17:10-15

The town clerk of Ephesus, in averting a riot

• Ac 19:29-41

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