40 Bible Verses about Bad Counsel

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.

Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed.

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.

For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?"

Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.

Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!

Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,

Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.

By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.

Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge.

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

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

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

One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find?

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

And I will provide for them renowned plantations so that they shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, and no longer suffer the reproach of the nations.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.

The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;

But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.