1. Literally, looking on all sides; looking round. Hence,
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Caution; attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case, and to the natural or probable consequences of a measure, with a view to a correct course of conduct, or to avoid danger.
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness.
Looking round every way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger.
Looking around every way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger.
Cautiously; with watchfulness every way; with attention to guard against surprise or danger.
Caution Roget’s Thesaurus §864
N. caution, cautiousness, discretion, prudence, cautel|, heed, circumspection, calculation, deliberation, foresight, vigilance, warning, coolness, self-possession, self-command, presence of mind, sang froid, well-regulated mind, worldly wisdom, fabian policy
V. be cautious, take care, take heed, take good care, have a care mind, what one is about, be on one's guard, "make assurance doubly sure", bespeak, think twice, look before one leaps, count the cost, look to the main chance, cut one's coat according to one's cloth, feel one's ground, feel one's way, see how the land lies, wait to see how the cat jumps, bridle one's tongue, reculer pour mieux sauter, let well alone, let well enough alone, let sleeping dogs lie, ne pas reveiller le chat qui dort, keep out of harm's way, keep out of troubled waters, keep at a respectful distance, stand aloof, keep on the safe side, be on the safe side, husband one's resources, caution
Adj. cautious, wary, guarded, on one's guard, cavendo tutus, in medio tutissimus, vigilant, careful, heedful, cautelous|, stealthy, chary, shy of, circumspect, prudent, discreet, politic, sure-footed, unenterprising, unadventurous, cool, steady, self-possessed, overcautious
Adv. cautiously
Int. have a care, phr, timeo danaos, festina lente, ante victoriam ne canas triumphum, "give, every man thine ear but few thy voice", he who laughs last laughs best, il rit bien qui rit le dernier, ni firmes carta que no leas ni bebas agua que no veas, nescit vox missa reverti, "love all, trust a few", noli irritare leones, safe bind safe find, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
King James Bible KJV Bible
Berean Standard Bible BSB Bible
4 KJV and 0 BSB verses contain “circumspect”
And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
Let not the wages of any man, which hath wrought for thee, tarry with thee, but give him it out of hand: for if thou serve God, he will also repay thee: be circumspect my son, in all things thou doest, and be wise in all thy conversation.
With how great circumspection didst thou judge thine own sons, unto whose fathers thou hast sworn, and made covenants of good promises?