40 Bible Verses about Bad Counsel

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Poverty and shame'shall be to him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?

Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.

Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock.

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and hath not another to lift him up.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

And I will raise up unto them a plantation for renown, and they shall be no more consumed with famine in the land, neither bear the shame of the nations any more.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.