I'll never join their council; I'll never enter their assembly. In their anger they committed murder and lamed cattle just for fun.

"You must cancel your debts at the end of every seventh year.

This is the way to conduct remission: every creditor must cancel the loan that his friend borrowed, and he must not pressure his friend or brother to repay it, because remission to the LORD will be proclaimed.

You may exact payment from a foreigner, but cancel whatever your brother owes you.

Eli said, "What did the LORD say to you? Please don't conceal anything from me. May God do this to you and even more if you conceal from me one word of all that he spoke to you."

So Samuel told him everything he did not conceal anything from him. Eli said, "He is the LORD. May he do what seems good to him."

In reply, the king asked the woman, "Please don't conceal anything about which I'm going to be asking you now." So the woman replied, "Please, your majesty, let the king speak."

Just then, someone told David, "Ahithophel is one of Absalom's conspirators!" So David prayed, "LORD, please turn Ahithophel's counsel into foolishness."

Now Ahithophel's advice that he provided at that time was being compared to one who inquired of God, so highly regarded was Ahithophel's counsel by both David and Absalom.

Meanwhile, when Ahithophel observed that his counsel was not being acted upon, he saddled his donkey, got up, and left for his hometown. Leaving behind a set of orders for his household, he hanged himself. After his death he was buried in his father's tomb.

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.

But the king gave the people a harsh response, because he was ignoring the counsel that his elders had given him.

Eventually the king of Aram went to war against Israel, taking counsel with his advisors and concluding, "In such and such a place I'll build my encampment."

so the king got up in the middle of the night and ordered his servants: "Let me explain what the Arameans have done to us. They know that we're hungry, so they've left their encampment to conceal themselves in the surrounding fields. They're telling themselves, "When they come out of the city, we'll capture them alive and enter the city!'"

and by not seeking counsel from the LORD, who therefore put him to death and turned the kingdom over to Jesse's son David.

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 worked for him.

But the king answered them strictly and ignored the counsel of his elders.

He followed the example of Ahab's dynasty because his mother gave him evil counsel.

He followed their counsel and accompanied Ahab's son Joram, king of Israel, to wage war against King Hazael of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram,

But even while the prophet was speaking, the king asked him, "Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?" So the prophet stopped speaking, but he also said, "I know God has determined to destroy you, because you've done all this and ignored my counsel."

You have authority to act for the king and for his Council of Seven to conduct an inquiry concerning Judah and Jerusalem in accordance with the Law of your God, which is in your possession.

So let's make a promise to our God by which we divorce all of these foreign wives as well as those born to them in accordance with the counsel of our Lord and of those who tremble at our God's command. Furthermore, let it be done according to the Law.

As for the people of the land who bring merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. We will forego planting crops, and we will cancel debts during every seventh year."

At least I could still take comfort and rejoice in unceasing anguish, for I didn't conceal what the Holy One has to say.

With God is wisdom and strength; counsel and understanding belongs to him.

"Won't you keep me safe in the afterlife? Conceal me until your anger subsides. Set an appointment for me, then remember me.

Have you listened in on God's secret council? Have you limited wisdom only to yourself?

Behold! Their prosperity isn't in their control! The counsel of the wicked will remain far from me."

"Though God fills their houses with good things, the counsel of the wicked will remain far from me.

What counsel you provide to the fool! What insight you provide so abundantly!

"I'll teach you about the power of God, that which is with the Almighty I won't conceal.

"They listened and waited for me, as they remained in silence for my counsel.

"Have I covered my transgression like other people, to conceal iniquity within myself?

There's no such thing as darkness to him not even deep darkness that can conceal those who practice evil.

"Who is this who keeps darkening my counsel without knowing what he's talking about?

You asked, "Who is this that darkens counsel without knowledge?' Well now, I have talked about what I don't understand awesome things beyond me that I don't know.

The intimate counsel of the LORD is for those who fear him so they may know his covenant.

For he will conceal me in his shelter on the day of evil; He will hide me in a secluded chamber within his tent; He will place me on a high rock.

The LORD makes void the counsel of nations; he frustrates the plans of nations.

But the LORD's counsel stands firm forever, the plans in his mind for all generations.

God is feared in the council of the holy ones, revered by all those around him.

But they quickly forgot his deeds and did not wait for his counsel.

Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the counsel of the elders.

If I say, "Darkness will surely conceal me, and the light around me will become night,"

Counsel belongs to me, along with sound judgment. I am understanding. Power belongs to me.

Counsel a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will add to his learning.

Blessings come upon the head of the righteous, but the words of the wicked conceal violence.

A nation falls through a lack of guidance, but victory comes through the counsel of many.

No wisdom, insight, or counsel can prevail against the LORD.

Have I not written for you 30 sayings containing counsel and knowledge,

For through wise counsel you will wage your war, and victory lies in an abundance of advisors.

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.

Take counsel together, but it will all be for nothing; go ahead and talk, but it will all be for nothing, for God is with us."

The Spirit of the LORD will rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and power, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.

For see, the LORD is coming from his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their sins; the earth will reveal the blood that has been shed on it, and will no longer conceal its slain."

But when I look, there is no one among them there's no one to give counsel, no one to give an answer when I ask them.

Explain and present a case! Yes, let them take counsel together. Who announced this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no other God besides me, a righteous God and Savior; and there is none besides me.

Then they said, "Come, let's make up a plot against Jeremiah. After all, the priest's instruction, the wise man's counsel, and the prophet's message won't be destroyed. So let's verbally attack him. Pay no attention to anything he says!"

I'll shatter the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place, and I'll make them fall by the sword before their enemies and at the hands of those seeking their lives. I'll give their dead bodies as food to the birds of the sky and to the animals of the land.

But who has stood in the LORD's council to see and hear his message? Who has paid attention to his message and obeyed it?

If they had stood in my council and had delivered my words to my people, then they would have turned them back from their evil way, from their evil deeds."

To Edom: This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished among the prudent? Is their wisdom gone?

But I'll strip Esau bare. I'll uncover his hiding places so he cannot conceal himself. His offspring, his relatives, and his neighbors will be destroyed, and he will no longer exist.

Look, like a lion comes up from the thicket of the Jordan to a pasture that grows year round, so I'll drive them away from her in an instant, and I'll appoint whomever is chosen over her. Indeed, who is like me? Who gives me counsel? Who is the shepherd who will stand against me?"

"Declare and proclaim among the nations. Lift up a banner and proclaim. Don't conceal anything. Say, "Babylon will be captured. Bel will be disgraced, and Marduk will be destroyed. Her idols will be disgraced, and her filthy images will be destroyed.'

"Look, like a lion comes up from the thicket of the Jordan to a pasture that grows year round, so I'll drive them away from her in an instant, and I'll appoint whomever is chosen over her. Indeed, who is like me? Who gives me counsel? Who is the shepherd who will stand against me?"

Disaster upon disaster will come, followed by rumor after rumor. They'll seek an oracle from the prophet, but the Law will be gone from the priests, and counsel from the elders.

My hand will oppose the prophets who see false visions and speak deceptive divinations. They won't be included with the council of my people, nor will they be entered into the registry of Israel's house or enter Israel's land. Then you'll know that I am the Lord GOD,

My people seek counsel from their piece of wood, and their diviner's rod speaks to them. For a spirit of prostitution causes them to go astray; in their immorality they desert their God.

But I say to you, anyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be subject to punishment. And whoever says to his brother "Raka!' will be subject to the Council. And whoever says, "You fool!' will be subject to hell fire.

Meanwhile, the high priests and the whole Council were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order to have him put to death.

Meanwhile, the high priests and the whole Council were looking for some testimony against Jesus in order to have him put to death, but they couldn't find any.

As soon as it was morning, the high priests convened a meeting with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. They bound Jesus with chains, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

Joseph of Arimathea, a highly respected member of the Council, who was waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

As soon as day came, the elders of the people, the high priests, and the scribes assembled and brought him before their Council.

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and righteous man

So the high priests and the Pharisees assembled the Council and said, "What are we going to do? This man is performing many signs.

So they ordered them to leave the Council and began to discuss the matter among themselves.

After the apostles heard this, they went into the Temple at daybreak and began to teach. The high priest and those who were with him arrived, called the Council and all the elders of Israel together, and sent word to the prison to have the men brought in.

When they brought them back, they made them stand before the Council, and the high priest began to question them.

When the Council heard this, they became furious and wanted to kill them.

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the Council and ordered the men to be taken outside for a little while.

They left the Council, rejoicing to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the Name.

They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. Then they rushed at Stephen, grabbed him, and brought him before the Council.

Then everyone who was seated in the Council glared at him and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

as the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. I also received letters from them to the brothers in Damascus, and I was going there to tie up those who were there and bring them back to Jerusalem to be punished.

The next day, since the tribune wanted to find out exactly what Paul was being accused of by the Jews, he released him and ordered the high priests and the entire Council to meet. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

Paul looked straight at the Council and said, "Brothers, with a clear conscience I have done my duty before God up to this very day."

When Paul saw that some of them were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he shouted in the Council, "Brothers, I'm a Pharisee and a descendant of Pharisees. I'm on trial concerning the hope that the dead will be resurrected."

Now then, you and the Council must notify the tribune to bring him down to you on the pretext that you want to look into his case more carefully, but before he arrives we'll be ready to kill him."

He answered, "The Jewish leaders have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the Council tomorrow as though they were going to examine his case more carefully.

I wanted to know the exact charge they were making against him, so I had him brought before their Council.

Otherwise, these men themselves should tell what wrong they found when I stood before the Council

Festus talked it over with the council and then answered, "To the emperor you have appealed; to the emperor you will go!"

What if some of the Jews were unfaithful? Their unfaithfulness cannot cancel God's faithfulness, can it?

Brothers, let me use an example from everyday life. Once an agreement has been ratified, no one can cancel it or add conditions to it.

This is what I mean: The Law that came 430 years later did not cancel the covenant that God ratified previously. The promise was never nullified.