12 Bible Verses about Advice, Rejecting God's Advice

They have hasted -- forgotten His works, They have not waited for His counsel.

Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.

Who is this -- darkening counsel, By words without knowledge?

Thou hast known that for all things Thou art able, And not withheld from Thee is any device: Who is this, hiding counsel without knowledge?' Therefore, I have declared, and understand not, Too wonderful for me, and I know not.

'Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me; and ye do not will to come unto me, that ye may have life;

From this time many of his disciples went away backward, and were no more walking with him,

to his own things he came, and his own people did not receive him; but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God -- to those believing in his name, who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.

Yea, thou hast hated instruction, And dost cast My words behind thee.

he, therefore, who is despising -- doth not despise man, but God, who also did give His Holy Spirit to us.

Cut off have been My people for lack of knowledge, Because thou knowledge hast rejected, I reject thee from being priest to Me, And thou forgettest the law of thy God, I forget thy sons, I also!

And speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, 'To you it was necessary that first the word of God be spoken, and seeing ye do thrust it away, and do not judge yourselves worthy of the life age-during, lo, we do turn to the nations;

And Samuel saith, 'Hath Jehovah had delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? lo, hearkening than sacrifice is better; to give attention than fat of rams; for a sin of divination is rebellion, and iniquity and teraphim is stubbornness; because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, He also doth reject thee from being king.'