[devotional] need to practice prudence today

It seems that God values prudence as found in the following verses: 1. "He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame." Proverbs 10:5
2. "When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent." Proverbs 10:19
I want to be a servant who makes his master glad instead of acting like "vinegar and smoke" found in the following verse: "Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him."  Proverbs 10:26
I pray that God will help me along with my small group members to be more prudent in every important matter in life and fulfill God's vision effectively and efficiently with no wasting time through our talents.
According to a dictionary, prudent means "acting with or showing care and thought for the future"; I believe prudence has to do with being wise by having future in mind. I realized use of the word "prudent" has been diminished over the last two centuries according to Google books Ngram viewer (the image attached below). I don't know use of a word in books represents a trend in life but if that's the case, people have been losing to think, talk and live with the value; thus, more reason to live each day by practicing prudence.


 
Lord, help me and my small group to live with prudence today. Amen.
Amen