40 Bible Verses about Bad Counsel

A friend that delighteth in love, doth a man more friendship, and sticketh faster unto him than a brother.

He that goeth in the company of wise men, shall be wise; but whoso is a companion of fools shall be hurt.

He that thinketh scorn to be reformed, cometh to poverty and shame; but whoso receiveth correction, shall come to honour.

Unadvised thoughts shall come to naught; but whereas are men that can give counsel, there is steadfastness.

He is a friend that always loveth, and in adversity a man shall know who is his brother.

Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with that ye have already. For he verily said, "I will not fail thee, neither forsake thee."

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, which giveth to all men indifferently and casteth no man in the teeth; and it shall be given him.

Give a discrete man but an occasion, and he will be the wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

A slanderous person pricketh like a sword; but a wise man's tongue is wholesome.

O give ear unto good counsel, and be content to be reformed; that thou mayest be wise here after.

For when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any which would not work, that the same should not eat.

But the serpent was subtler than all the beasts of the field which the LORD God had made; and said unto the woman, "Ah sir, that God hath said, ye shall not eat of all manner trees in the garden."

Jesus said unto him, "I say not unto thee seven times: but seventy times seven times.

Blessed shall he be that taketh thy children, and throweth them against the stones.

Women: submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

By hearing, the wise man shall come by more wisdom:

Where no good counsel is, there the people decay; but whereas are many that can give counsel, there is wealth.

Look: what a fool taketh in hand, he thinketh it well done; but he that is wise, will be counseled.

Among the proud there is ever strife; but among those that do all things with advisement, there is wisdom.

See that thou meddle not with a fool; and do as though thou hadst no knowledge.

To have wisdom in possession is better than gold; and to get understanding is more worth than silver.

Like as one iron wheteth another, so doth one man comfort another.

Faithful are the wounds of a lover, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

The righteous is liberal unto his neighbour, but the way of the ungodly will deceive themselves.

And when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David; insomuch that Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

Many there be that would be called good-doers; but where shall one find a true faithful man?

Therefore two are better than one, for they may well enjoy the profit of their labour. If one of them fall, his companion helpeth him up again: But woe is him that is alone, for if he fall, he hath not another to help him up.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purge your hearts ye wavering minded.

Wherefore, comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as ye do.

Hastily gotten goods are soon spent; but they that be gathered together with the hand, shall increase.

Either, know ye not how that your bodies are the temple of the holy ghost, which is in you, whom he have of God, and how that ye are not your own? For ye are dearly bought. Therefore glorify ye God in your bodies and in your spirits, for they are God's.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father, ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning; And abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, then speaketh he of his own. For he is a liar, and the father thereof.

And fear ye not them which kill the body, and be not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body into hell.

I will set up an excellent plant for them, so that they shall suffer no more hunger in the land, neither bear the reproof of the Heathen anymore.

My people perish, because they have no knowledge. Seeing then that thou hast refused understanding, therefore will I refuse thee also: so that thou shalt no more be my priest. And forsomuch as thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

If there be any that provideth not for his own, and namely for them of his household, the same denieth the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Furthermore it is required of the stewards that they be found faithful.

The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again, but the righteous is merciful and liberal.

But he forsook the counsel that the old men had given him, and counselled with the young men that were nourished up with him and had waited on him.