ST II-II, q. 56

Of the Precepts Relating to Prudence

We must now consider the precepts relating to prudence, under which head there are two points of inquiry:

(1) The precepts of prudence;

(2) The precepts relating to the opposite vices.

Articles

  1. a. 1Whether the precepts of the decalogue should have included a precept of prudence?
  2. a. 2Whether the prohibitive precepts relating to the vices opposed to prudence are fittingly propounded in the Old Law?

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