The term prudence comes from the Latin prudentia, which is a quality that consists in acting or speaking carefully, fairly and appropriately, with caution, in moderation, with foresight and reflection, with good sense and with caution to avoid possible harm, difficulties, evils and inconveniences, and respect the lives, feelings and freedoms of others.
(Meanings.com)
Prudence avoids making bad decisions and makes you a wise person when you decide to speak, it also allows you to be successful in everything you undertake
In light of the Bible, prudence is defined as follows:
Prudence (in Greek phronesis, from fronéo. “I have judgment, I think rightly, I advise”; in Latin prudentia, from providens) is, since ancient times, an ability linked to praxis, the virtuous ability to regulate in a convenient and orderly manner actions to reach an established end prudence is placed within the dynamism of the entire genesis of moral decision. The discursive structure of human knowledge requires a virtue of objective discernment of the moral good, of the true good of man; it requires a virtuous discipline of the activity of practical reason that assesses the circumstances of a moral act and carries out the ranking of goods. Therefore, it can be defined as "the connaturalization of reason with the conditions of the human good"
Source: Dictionary of Evangelization
A prudent person avoids many evils in his life and in the lives of others, since normally the one who is prudent becomes a wise person and really being prudent is being fair when making decisions both in speech and in everyday decisions of the life.
Proverbs 2
My son, if you receive my words,
And keep my commandments within you,
2 Making your ear attentive to wisdom;
If you incline your heart to prudence,
3 If you cry out for understanding,
And to prudence you give your voice;
4 If you seek her like silver,
And you will search it as for treasures ...
(RVR1960)
Prudence makes you be a wise man or woman who radiates peace and his face beautifies
To be prudent is to act with sanity and wisdom is to allow yourself to be guided by God and to incline your heart towards the principles and plans established by God, it is to incline your heart to the prudence of God and not rely on your own prudence.
Recklessness is an anti-value and is seen in very bad taste in a Christian, that is, it cannot be practiced in someone who keeps God in his heart because it is certainly God himself who teaches this virtue.
Isaiah 40:14
14 Who did you ask for advice to be contacted? Who taught him the way of judgment, or taught him science, or showed him the way of prudence?
(RVR1960)
The path of prudence is given by the omnipotence of God in the creation of his infinite knowledge, only he can grant this great virtue to creation because keeping prudence has currently become a totally null virtue in society, but today you You can make a difference and seek it with the help of God who is the one who gives us the wisdom to achieve it. Be prudent, practice prudence, and you will get great blessings.
¡WITH LOTS OF LOVE!
