Bad Counsel

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him: — read the full passage →

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do. — read the full passage →

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? — read the full passage →

Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; — read the full passage →

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord.

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. — read the full passage →

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. — read the full passage →

Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, — read the full passage →

He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. — read the full passage →

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. — read the full passage →

Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people? — read the full passage →

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. — read the full passage →

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; — read the full passage →

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. — read the full passage →

But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him: — read the full passage →

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. — read the full passage →

Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. — read the full passage →

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. — read the full passage →

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. — read the full passage →

But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him: — read the full passage →

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. — read the full passage →

These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. — read the full passage →

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. — read the full passage →

Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? — read the full passage →

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. — read the full passage →

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.

Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. — read the full passage →

The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. — read the full passage →

Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: — read the full passage →

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.