For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are rebelling against the Lord now, while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after I am dead!

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

And I will also make every effort that you may be able to recall these things at any time after my departure.

The princes of judah

But he rejected the advice of the elders who had advised him, and he consulted with the young men who had grown up with him, the ones serving him.

He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother gave him evil advice.

She seduces him with her persistent pleading;
she lures with her flattering talk.

The one who reveals secrets is a constant gossip;
avoid someone with a big mouth.

Giving honor to a fool
is like binding a stone in a sling.

A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.

With flattery he will corrupt those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will be strong and take action.

Then the king

If a ruler listens to lies,
all his officials will be wicked.

General references

Throughout the time Jehoiada the priest instructed him, Joash did what was right in the Lord’s sight.

added this to everything else—he locked John up in prison.