40 Bible Verses about Bad Counsel

A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

Plans fail when there is no counsel, but with abundant advisers they are established.

A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity.

Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you and I will never abandon you."

But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.

Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

Fearing the Lord is the beginning of moral knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: "If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat."

Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Is it really true that God said, 'You must not eat from any tree of the orchard'?"

Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!

How blessed will be the one who grabs your babies and smashes them on a rock!

Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord,

(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

When there is no guidance a nation falls, but there is success in the abundance of counselors.

The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

Leave the presence of a foolish person, or you will not understand wise counsel.

How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

When David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship. Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life.

Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person -- who can find?

Two people are better than one, because they can reap more benefit from their labor. For if they fall, one will help his companion up, but pity the person who falls down and has no one to help him up.

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.

Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, just as you are in fact doing.

Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

I will prepare for them a healthy planting. They will no longer be victims of famine in the land and will no longer bear the insults of the nations.

You have destroyed my people by failing to acknowledge me! Because you refuse to acknowledge me, I will reject you as my priests. Because you reject the law of your God, I will reject your descendants.

But if someone does not provide for his own, especially his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful.

Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up.