Bible Verses about “wise counsel”
The Bible contains 36 verses about wise counsel across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,”
“Don't be deceived! "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."”
“For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
“Blessed is the man who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;”
“but his delight is in Yahweh's law. On his law he meditates day and night.”
“Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.”
“He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.”
“The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.”
“The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.”
“Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.”
“For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.”
“Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.”
“Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.”
“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.”
“that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:”
“There are many plans in a man's heart, but Yahweh's counsel will prevail.”
“Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.”
“One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.”
“for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.”
“Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.”
“Take firm hold of instruction. Don't let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.”
“Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!”
“But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.”
“King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, "What counsel do you give me to return answer to this people?"”
“They spoke to him, saying, "If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever."”
“He said to them, "What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, 'Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?'"”
“The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall tell this people who spoke to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us;' you shall say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.”
“Now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'"”
“So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, "Come to me again the third day."”
“The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,”
“and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."”
“So the king didn't listen to the people; for it was a thing brought about of Yahweh, that he might establish his word, which Yahweh spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.”
“When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, "What portion have we in David? Neither do we have an inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David." So Israel departed to their tents.”
“But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.”
“Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.”
“So Israel rebelled against the house of David to this day.”