Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
To defeat
Good counsel
Bible References
To defeat
1 Corinthians 1:19
for it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."
1 Corinthians 3:19
for the wisdom of this world is folly, in the eye of God: as it is written, "he surprizes the wise in all their artifices."
Good counsel
Luke 16:8
and this unfaithful steward was commended by his master for being so provident. for they who look to this world, manage their affairs with more prudence, than those who have a prospect of a better.