politic vs provident

politic

adj
  • Shrewd, prudent and expedient. 

  • Discreet and diplomatic. 

  • Artful, crafty or cunning. 

provident

adj
  • Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future. 

  • Providing (for someone’s needs). 

  • Showing care in the use of something (especially money or provisions), so as to avoid wasting it. 

How often have the words politic and provident occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )