an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.
When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are availab
While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are
but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and ex
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.