40 Bible Verses about Bad Counsel

A man of [many] friends will come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Walk with the wise and be wise, but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.

Poverty and disgrace [belong to] him who ignores instruction, but he who guards reproof will be honored.

Plans go wrong when there is no counsel, but with many advisors it will succeed.

The friend loves at all times, but a brother is born for adversity.

Your lifestyle [must be] free from the love of money, being content with what you have. For he himself has said, "I will never desert you, and I will never abandon you."

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask for [it] from God, who gives to all without reservation and not reproaching, and it will be given to him.

Give to a wise one and he will become more wise; {teach} a righteous one and he will increase learning.

Fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of knowledge; wisdom and instruction, fools despise.

There is one who speaks rashly, like the thrust of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Listen [to] advice and accept instruction so that you will gain wisdom for your {future}.

For even when we were with you, we used to command this to you: that if anyone does not want to work, neither should he eat.

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other {wild animal} which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God indeed say, 'You shall not eat from any tree in the garden'?"

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

Happy [shall be he] who seizes and smashes your children against the rock.

--wives to their own husbands as to the Lord,

may the wise hear and increase learning, and the one who understands gain direction,

Where there is no guidance, a nation shall fall, but [there is] safety in an abundance of counsel.

The way of a fool is upright in his [own] eyes, but he who listens to advice [is] wise.

Only by insolence is strife set up, and wisdom [is] with those who take advice.

Leave {the presence of a foolish man}, [for] you will not [come to] know {words of knowledge}.

Getting wisdom: {how much} better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen {over} silver.

[As] iron sharpens iron, so {one man sharpens another}.

The wounds of a friend mean well, but the kisses of an enemy are profane.

A righteous person will seek out his neighbor, but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.

{When} he finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan became attached to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his [own] soul.

Many a person will proclaim his loyalty [for] himself, but a man [who is] trustworthy, who can find?

Two [are] better than the one, for they enjoy a better reward for their toil. For if one falls, his companion may help him up. But pity the one who falls and there is {no one} to help 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 up {each other}, just as indeed you are doing.

Wealth [gained] from haste will dwindle, but he who gathers {little by little} will increase it.

Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit [who is] in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God with your body.

You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father! That one was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand firm in the truth, because truth is not in him. Whenever he speaks the lie, he speaks from his own [nature], because he is a liar and the father {of lies}.

And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but instead be afraid of the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

And I will raise for them a garden plot of renown, and they will {no longer} be victims of famine in the land, and they will not bear any more the insult of the nations.

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

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

In this case, moreover, it is sought in stewards that one be found faithful.

[The] wicked borrows and does not repay, but [the] righteous [is] gracious and gives.

But he rejected the advice of the old men, which they gave him, and he consulted with the youngsters who had grown up with him, who were {serving} before him.