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Adjective phronimos (shrewd) in the Bible
(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament and Brenton for the Septuagint with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 7: 24 | "Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a shrewd (phronimos) man who built his house on rock. |
| 10: 16 | "See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be shrewd (phronimos) as serpents and innocent as doves. |
| 24: 45 | "Who then is the faithful and shrewd (phronimos) slave, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their allowance of food at the proper time? |
| 25: 2 | Five of them were foolish, and five were shrewd (phronimos). |
| 25: 4 | but the shrewd (phronimos) took flasks of oil with their lamps. |
| 25: 8 | The foolish said to the shrewd (phronimos), 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' |
| 25: 9 | But the shrewd (phronimos) replied, 'No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.' |
Luke
| 12: 42 | And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and shrewd (phronimos) manager whom his master will put in charge of his slaves, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time? |
| 16: 8 | And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age are more shrewd (phronimos) in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light. |
1 Corinthians
| 4: 10 | We are fools for the sake of Christ, but you are shrewd (phronimos) in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. |
| 10: 15 | I speak as to shrewd (phronimos) people; judge for yourselves what I say. |
2 Corinthians
| 11: 19 | For you gladly put up with fools, being shrewd (phronimos) yourselves! |
Romans
| 11: 25 | So that you may not claim to be shrewder (phronimos) than you are, brothers and sisters, I want you to understand this mystery: a hardening has come upon part of Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. |
| 12: 16 | Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be shrewder (phronimos) than you are. |
Genesis (LXX)
| 41: 33 | Now then, look out a shrewd (phronimos) and prudent man, and set him over the land of Egypt. |
1 Samuel (LXX: 1 Kings)
| 2: 10 | The Lord will weaken his adversary; the Lord is holy. Let not the shrewd (phronimos) man boast in his wisdom, nor let the mighty man boast in his strength, and let not the rich man boast in his wealth; but let him that boasts boast in this, to understand and know the Lord, and to execute judgment and justice in the midst of the earth. The Lord has gone up to the heavens, and has thundered: he will judge the extremities of the earth, and he gives strength to our kings, and will exalt the horn of his Christ. And she left him there before the Lord, |
1 Kings (LXX: 3 Kings)
| 2: 35b | And the wisdom of Solomon abounded exceedingly beyond the wisdom of all the ancients, and beyond all the shrewd (phronimos) men of Egypt; |
| 2: 35o | But now do not thou hold him guiltless, for thou art a shrewd (phronimos) man, and thou wilt know what thou shalt do to him, and thou shalt bring down his grey hairs with blood to the grave. |
| 2: 46a | And king Solomon was very prudent and shrewd (phronimos): and Juda and Israel were very many, as the sand which is by the sea for multitude, eating, and drinking, and rejoicing: |
| 3: 12 | behold, I have done according to thy word: behold, I have given thee an understanding and shrewd (phronimos) heart: there has not been any one like thee before thee, and after thee there shall not arise one like thee. |
| 5: 10 | And Solomon abounded greatly beyond the wisdom of all the ancients, and beyond all the shrewd (phronimos) men of Egypt. |
| 5: 21 | And it came to pass, as soon as Chiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be God to-day, who has given to David a shrewd (phronimos) son over this numerous people. |
Isaiah (LXX)
| 44: 25 | Who else will frustrate the tokens of those that have divining spirits, and prophecies from the heart of man? turning the shrewd (phronimos) back, and making their counsel foolishness; |
Hosea (LXX)
| 13: 13 | Pains as of a woman in travail shall come upon him: he is thy shrewd (phronimos) son, because he shall not stay in the destruction of thy children. |
Tobit (LXX)
| 4: 18 | 7l Ask counsel of all that are shrewd (phronimos), and despise not any counsel that is profitable. |
| 6: 12 | I will speak for her, that she may be given thee for a wife. And the maid is fair and shrewd (phronimos): |
Proverbs (LXX)
| 3: 7 | Be not shrewd (phronimos) in thine own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil. |
| 11: 12 | A man void of understanding sneers at his fellow citizens: but a shrewd (phronimos) man is quiet. |
| 11: 29 | He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the shrewd (phronimos) man. |
| 14: 6 | Thou shalt seek wisdom with bad men, and shalt not find it; but discretion is easily available with the shrewd (phronimos) man. |
| 14: 17 | A passionate man acts inconsiderately; but a shrewd (phronimos) man bears up under many things. |
| 15: 1 | Anger slays even shrewd (phronimos) men; yet a submissive answer turns away wrath: but a grievous word stirs up anger. |
| 15: 21 | The ways of a foolish man are void of sense; but a shrewd (phronimos) man proceeds on his way aright. |
| 17: 10 | A threat breaks down the heart of a shrewd (phronimos) man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not. |
| 17: 21 | and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a shrewd (phronimos) son gladdens his mother. |
| 17: 27 | He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is shrewd (phronimos). |
| 17: 28 | Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: and he who holds his peace shall seem to be shrewd (phronimos). |
| 18: 14 | A shrewd (phronimos) servant calms a man's anger; but who can endure a faint-hearted man? |
| 18: 15 | The heart of the sensible man purchases discretion; and the ears of the shrewd (phronimos) seek understanding. |
Sirach (LXX)
| 20: 1 | There is a reproof that is not comely: again, some man holdeth his tongue, and he is shrewd (phronimos). |
| 20: 27 | A shrewd (phronimos) man shall promote himself to honour with his words: and he that hath understanding will please great men. |
| 21: 17 | They enquire at the mouth of the shrewd (phronimos) man in the congregation, and they shall ponder his words in their heart. |
| 21: 21 | Learning is unto a shrewd (phronimos) man as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm. |
| 21: 24 | It is the rudeness of a man to hearken at the door: but a shrewd (phronimos) man will be grieved with the disgrace. |
| 21: 25 | The lips of strangers will be grieved at these things, but the words of shrewd (phronimos) men will be weighed in the balance. |
| 22: 4 | A shrewd (phronimos) daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that liveth dishonestly is her father's heaviness. |
| 38: 4 | The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is shrewd (phronimos) will not abhor them. |
Wisdom (LXX)
| 6: 24 | But the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the world: and a shrewd (phronimos) king is the upholding of the people. |
4 Maccabees (LXX)
| 7: 17 | But perhaps some might say, It is not all who conquer passions, as all do not possess shrewd (phronimos) reasoning. |
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