Counseling

Without counsel <FI>is<Fi> the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.

Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance <FI>is<Fi> in a multitude of counsellors.

A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled <FI>is<Fi> wisdom.

and when He may come--the Spirit of truth--He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;

Counsel in the heart of a man <FI>is<Fi> deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ,

The way of a fool <FI>is<Fi> right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel <FI>is<Fi> wise.

And I am persuaded, my brethren--I myself also--concerning you, that ye yourselves also are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, able also one another to admonish;

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend--from counsel of the soul.

Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who <FI>are<Fi> spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself--lest thou also may be tempted;

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance <FI>is<Fi> in a multitude of counsellors.

and the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I said to you.

For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.

Thy testimonies also <FI>are<Fi> my delight, The men of my counsel!

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

whom we proclaim, warning every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus,

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with <FI>them<Fi> , according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel--to the wife--imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: --

I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit, — read the full passage →

Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.

With Thy counsel Thou dost lead me, And after honour dost receive me.

but exhort ye one another every day, while the To-day is called, that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of the sin,

Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also <FI>in<Fi> the nights my reins instruct me.

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil, — read the full passage →

and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all;

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as a custom of certain <FI>is<Fi> , but exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day coming nigh.

Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people, saith your God.

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

for, as many things as were written before, for our instruction were written before, that through the endurance, and the exhortation of the Writings, we might have the hope.

`But I tell you the truth; it is better for you that I go away, for if I may not go away, the Comforter will not come unto you, and if I go on, I will send Him unto you;

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David, in the coming in unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions. — read the full passage →

honourable <FI>is<Fi> the marriage in all, and the bed undefiled, and whoremongers and adulterers God shall judge.

The lost I seek, and the driven away bring back, And the broken I bind up, and the sick I strengthen, And the fat and the strong I destroy, I feed it with judgment.

The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou--place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?

the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely.

And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper--as his counterpart.'

And God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform <FI>it<Fi> till a day of Jesus Christ,

Blessed <FI>is<Fi> God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the mercies, and God of all comfort, — read the full passage →

For <FI>I<Fi> hate sending away, said Jehovah, God of Israel, And He <FI>who<Fi> hath covered violence with his clothing, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And ye do not deal treacherously.

Crooked <FI>is<Fi> the heart above all things, And it <FI>is<Fi> incurable--who doth know it?

For the Lord Jehovah doth nothing, Except He hath revealed His counsel unto His servants the prophets.

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,

and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

<FI> Whoso<Fi> hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

Also--when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou <FI>art<Fi> with me, Thy rod and Thy staff--they comfort me.

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others.

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good <FI>it is<Fi> for a man not to touch a woman, — read the full passage →

And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly--as to babes in Christ;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

Remember Jesus Christ, raised out of the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good news,

All things do without murmurings and reasonings,

And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews, — read the full passage →

Ye--of God ye are, little children, and ye have overcome them; because greater is He who <FI>is<Fi> in you, than he who is in the world.

And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle <FI>you<Fi> ;

but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.

to whom God did will to make known what <FI>is<Fi> the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations--which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory,

brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold; and one thing--the things behind indeed forgetting, and to the things before stretching forth-- — read the full passage →

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him <FI>in<Fi> all things, who is the head--the Christ;

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

The Lord Jehovah hath given to me The tongue of taught ones, To know to aid the weary <FI>by<Fi> a word, He waketh morning by morning, He waketh for me an ear to hear as taught ones.

Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,

and she speaketh, saying, `They spake often in former times, saying, Let them diligently ask at Abel, and so they finished.

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one <FI>is<Fi> a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;