Behaving Wisely

And Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with him, and departed from Saul.(12) And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him. Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 1 Samuel 18:12, 14-15

Those are truly great and to be reverenced that have God with them. The more wisely David behaved himself the more Saul feared him. Men think the way to be feared is to hector and threaten, which makes them feared by fools only, but despised by the wise and good, whereas the way to be both feared and loved, feared by those to whom we would wish to be a terror and loved by those to whom we would wish to be a delight, is to behave ourselves wisely. Wisdom makes the face to shine and commands respect.

He behaved himself wisely in all his ways. He perceived Saul's jealousy of him, which made him very cautious and circumspect to everything he said and did, and careful to give no offense.

He did not complain of hard measure nor make himself the head of a party, but managed all the affairs he was entrusted with as one that made it his business to do real service to this King and country, looking upon that to be the end of his preferment. And then the Lord was with him to give him success in all his undertakings.

Though he procured Saul's ill will by it, yet he obtained God's favor. However blind fortune may seem to favor fools, God will own and bless those that behave themselves wisely. (Matthew Henry)

I have actually been in a work environment at one time where someone was just waiting to pounce on me--happened to be the person in charge. Not a very pleasant situation and this is great advice. Just keep your nose to your own business and do the very best you can--without complaint. I'm also wondering if wisdom is custom made to each individual; what might be wise for one person-not work for another. David behaved himself wisely in ALL HIS ways; that's a tall order but can be attained with God's help and guidance.