Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  5000 Humanity  »  5760 Human attitudes and behaviour  »  5925 rashness

Acting without careful consideration of the possible consequences or risks.

Examples of rashness

Genesis 34:25-31 Jacob's sons

Moses:

Exodus 2:11-12; Acts 7:24-25; Numbers 20:8-12; Psalm 106:32 Joshua 8:14-17 the king of Ai; Judges 11:30-31 Jephthah; 1 Samuel 14:24 King Saul; 2 Samuel 6:6 Uzzah; 2 Samuel 12:18 fear for King David; 1 Kings 1:5 King Adonijah; 2 Kings 5:20-21 Gehazi; 2 Kings 10:16 Jehu; 2 Chronicles 26:16-20 King Uzziah; 2 Chronicles 35:21-22 King Josiah; Habakkuk 1:6 the Babylonians; Matthew 8:19-20 a would-be disciple; Matthew 14:6-10 pp Mark 6:26 King Herod

Peter:

Matthew 26:33-34; John 18:10 Acts 19:36 the Ephesian crowd; Galatians 1:6 the Galatian Christians; 2 Timothy 3:2-4 a characteristic of the last days

Warnings against rashness

Proverbs 14:16; Ecclesiastes 5:2 See also Proverbs 6:16-18; Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 13:3; Proverbs 19:2; Proverbs 20:3,25; Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 25:8; Proverbs 29:20; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Ecclesiastes 8:3; Isaiah 52:12; Zephaniah 3:7; Acts 19:35-36; 1 Timothy 5:22; 2 Timothy 3:1-5

Antidotes to rashness

Trust in the guiding presence of the Lord

Isaiah 52:12

Appreciating the importance of considered actions

James 1:19 See also Luke 14:28-33

See also

5575  talk, idle
5802  care
5803  carelessness
5810  complacency
5883  impatience
5922  prudence
8361  wisdom
8755  folly