Spend an evening (or several) looking at just one of these verses at a time. Discuss with your family what each verse or story teaches about the character quality; and give vital application of how this quality can be applied to your family. Choose several verses to memorize together as a family during the month. Since the English word “cautiousness” does not appear in the Authorized Version, we have included a list of verses which relate to this important character quality.

• Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
• Proverbs 3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
• Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
• Proverbs 12:16 A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame. {presently: Heb. in that day}
• Proverbs 14:29 [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly. {hasty…: Heb. short of spirit}
• Proverbs 15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.
• Proverbs 16:25 `There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
• Proverbs 16:32 [He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
• Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
• Proverbs 19:2 Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth.
• Proverbs 19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression. {discretion: or, prudence}
• Proverbs 21:5 The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.
• Proverbs 28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
• Proverbs 29:20 Seest thou a man [that is] hasty in his words? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him. {words: or, matters?}
• Ecclesiastes 5:2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter [any] thing before God: for God [is] in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. {thing: or, word}
• Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
• Isaiah 55:9 For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
• John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
• John 7:1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
• John 10:39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
• John 11:54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
• Romans 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
• Romans 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
• James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: