Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

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Bible References

He forsook

2 Chronicles 25:15
As a result, the Lord became angry with Amaziah and sent a prophet to him, who asked him, "Why did you seek the gods of a people who were unable to deliver their own nation from you?"
2 Samuel 17:14
Absalom and all of the Israelis replied, "The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than Ahithophel's!"
Proverbs 1:25
because you neglected all my advice and did not want my correction,
Proverbs 9:9
Counsel a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will add to his learning.
Proverbs 19:20
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and you'll be wise for the rest of your life.
Proverbs 25:12
Like a gold earring and a necklace of pure gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
Ecclesiastes 10:2
A wise man's heart tends toward his right, but a fool's heart tends toward his left.
Isaiah 30:1
"Oh, you stubborn children," declares the LORD, "who carry out plans but they are not mine, and who make alliances but not by my Spirit, piling sin upon sin.

General references

1 Kings 12:8
But Rehoboam ignored the counsel that his elder advisors had given him. Instead, he consulted the younger men who had grown up with him and who worked for him.

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