Discreet
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Discreet (9 Occurrences)

1 Timothy 3:2 The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach; (DBY)

Titus 1:8 but hospitable, a lover of goodness, discreet, just, pious, temperate, (DBY)

Titus 2:2 that the elder men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience; (DBY)

Titus 2:5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. (KJV DBY WBS)

Titus 2:6 In the same way exhort the younger men to be discreet, (WEY DBY)

Genesis 41:33 "Now therefore let Pharaoh look for a discreet and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Genesis 41:39 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Because God has shown you all of this, there is none so discreet and wise as you. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

1 Chronicles 26:14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. (ASV JPS)

Proverbs 26:16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly. (Root in DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Thesaurus
Discreet (9 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Free from pretension; showing discernment; using judicious words that respect
privacy; as, a discreet letter, especially in avoiding error or evil, and ...
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Discerning (29 Occurrences)
... RSV). Genesis 41:33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and
wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. (See NAS NIV). ...
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Young (3454 Occurrences)
... men are earnestly exhorted to wisdom and sober-mindedness (Proverbs 1:8, 9 Ecclesiastes
11:9; Ecclesiastes 12:1, 13, 14 Titus 2:6, "discreet"; compare The ...
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Keepers (78 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Titus 2:5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their
own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. (KJV WBS YLT). ...
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Judicious (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Practicing sound judgment; wise; prudent; sagacious;
discreet. 2. (a.) of or relating to a court; judicial. ...
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Women (328 Occurrences)
... men are earnestly exhorted to wisdom and sober-mindedness (Proverbs 1:8, 9 Ecclesiastes
11:9; Ecclesiastes 12:1, 13, 14 Titus 2:6, "discreet"; compare The ...
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Wise (422 Occurrences)
... 5. (v.) Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted
to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise ...
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Excommunication
... avoid" (American Revised Version margin); 2 John 1:10: "Receive him not into your
house," etc., all inculcate discreet and faithful avoidance but not ...
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Decorous (1 Occurrence)
... Decorous (1 Occurrence). 1 Timothy 3:2 The overseer then must be irreproachable,
husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach; (DBY) ...
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Discreetly (3 Occurrences)

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Greek
4998. sophron -- of sound mind, self-controlled
... self-controlled NASB Word Usage prudent (1), sensible (3). discreet, sober,
temperate. From the base of sozo and that of phren; safe ...
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5429. phronimos -- practically wise, sensible
... From phren; thoughtful, ie Sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character;
while sophos denotes practical skill or acumen; and sunetos indicates rather ...
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3525. nepho -- to be sober, to abstain from wine
... to be sober, to abstain from wine. Of uncertain affinity: to abstain from wine
(keep sober), ie (figuratively) be discreet -- be sober, watch. ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (a.) Free from pretension; showing discernment; using judicious words that respect privacy; as, a discreet letter, especially in avoiding error or evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not rash or heedless; cautious.

2. (a.) Differing; distinct.

Strong's Hebrew
2940. taam -- taste, judgment
... Word Origin from taam Definition taste, judgment NASB Word Usage decree (1),
discernment (3), discreet (1), discretion (1), flavor (1), sanity (1), taste (4). ...
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