Biblical Concept: Shrewd
Findings:
Shrewd enemies.
Naïve shrewd contrast.
“shrewd to do evil”
Vote shrewd as a
serpent.
Sons of light need to be more shrewd.
Shrewd Pharaoh.
Shrewd King Antiochus.
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Shrewd
NAS 2 Samuel 13:3 But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab,
the son of Shimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very shrewd man.
NAS Job 5:12 "He frustrates
the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success. (Eliphaz
speaking. Note 42:7.)
NAS Psalm 83:3 They make
shrewd plans against Thy people, And conspire together against Thy treasured
ones. (Psalm 83:2-4 2 For, behold, Thine
enemies make an uproar; And those who hate Thee have exalted themselves. 3 They make shrewd plans against
Thy people, And conspire together against Thy treasured ones. 4 They have said, "Come, and
let us wipe them out as a nation, That the name of Israel be remembered no
more.") (Shrewd enemies.)
NAS Proverbs 19:25
Strike a scoffer and the naive may become shrewd, But reprove one who has
understanding and he will gain knowledge. (Naïve shrewd contrast.)
NAS Jeremiah 4:22
"For My people are foolish, They know Me not; They are stupid children,
And they have no understanding. They are shrewd to do evil, But to do good they
do not know." (“shrewd to do evil”)
NAS Matthew 10:16
"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; therefore be
shrewd as serpents, and innocent as doves. (Matthew 10:5-11 5 These twelve Jesus sent out
after instructing them, saying, "Do not go in the way of the Gentiles,
and do not enter any city of the
Samaritans; 6 but rather go
to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 "And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of
heaven is at hand.' 8
"Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons; freely you received, freely give. 9 "Do not acquire gold, or
silver, or copper for your money belts, 10
or a bag for your journey, or even
two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his
support. 11 "And into
whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it; and abide
there until you go away.) (This is a spiritual political context.) (Vote shrewd as
a serpent.)
NAS Luke 16:8 "And
his master praised the unrighteous steward because he had acted shrewdly; for
the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the
sons of light. (Sons of light need to be more shrewd.)
NAS Acts 7:19 "It
was he who took shrewd advantage of our race, and mistreated our fathers so
that they would expose their infants and they would not survive. (Shrewd
Pharaoh.)
Shrewdly
NAS Luke 16:8 "And
his master praised the unrighteous steward because he had acted shrewdly; for
the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the
sons of light. (Sons of light need to be more shrewd.)
Shrewdness
NAS Job 5:13 "He captures the wise by their own shrewdness And the advice of
the cunning is quickly thwarted. (Eliphaz speaking. Note 42:7.)
NAS Daniel 8:25
"And through his shrewdness He will cause deceit to succeed by his
influence; And he will magnify himself in his heart, And he will destroy
many while they are at ease. He will even oppose the Prince of princes,
But he will be broken without human agency. (Shrewd King Antiochus.)