40 Bible Verses about Bad Counsel

There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.

Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.

A friend is loving at all times, and becomes a brother in times of trouble.

Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.

But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?

Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven.

Happy is the man who takes your little ones, crushing them against the rocks.

Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as of the Lord.

(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.

The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.

The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.

Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their work. And if one has a fall, the other will give him a hand; but unhappy is the man who is by himself, because he has no helper.

Come near to God and he will come near to you. Make your hands clean, you evil-doers; put away deceit from your hearts, you false in mind.

So then, go on comforting and building up one another, as you have been doing.

Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

Or are you not conscious that your body is a house for the Holy Spirit which is in you, and which has been given to you by God? and you are not the owners of yourselves; For a payment has been made for you: let God be honoured in your body.

You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.

And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.

And I will give them planting-places of peace, and they will no longer be wasted from need of food or put to shame by the nations.

Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory.

If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.

And it is right for such servants to be safe persons.

The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

But he gave no attention to the opinion of the old men, and went to the young men of his generation who were waiting before him: