40 Bible Verses about Bad Counsel

A man with friends must be friendly! A friend sticks closer than a brother.

The one who walks with wise men will be wise. A companion of fools will be destroyed.

Poverty and shame come to all who reject discipline. He who accepts reproof will be honored.

Without counsel plans fail. But in the multitude of counselors they are established.

A friend loves at all times. A true brother is born for adversity.

You should be free from the love of money. Be content with what you have, for he has said: I will not leave you. I will not forsake you.

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

Give instruction to a wise man and he will become even wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning (insight).

Respect for Jehovah (YHWH) is the beginning of knowledge (truth) (understanding) (wisdom). Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword. The tongue of the wise brings a cure.

Listen to counsel and accept instruction (discipline), that you may be wise in the future.

While we were with you, we used to tell you: Whoever refuses to work is not allowed to eat.

Now the serpent was craftier than any of the wild animals Jehovah God had made. He said to the woman: Did God really say, you must not eat from any tree in the garden?

Jesus said to him: Not seven times; but seventy times seven.

Blessed is the one who grabs your little children and smashes them against a rock.

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

A wise man will hear and will increase learning. A man of understanding will procure wise counsel.

The people fall where there is no counsel. Yes, the people fall but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes. He who listens to counsel is wise.

Pride brings contention, but wisdom is with the well advised.

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you perceive that he does not have lips of knowledge.

How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding instead of silver!

Just as iron sharpens iron so one man sharpens another.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor. The way of the wicked leads others astray.

David finished talking to Saul. Jonathan became David's closest friend. He loved David as much as he loved himself.

Most men proclaim their own loyalty; but who can find a trustworthy man?

Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their labor. If they fall, the one will lift up his companion. Woe to him who is alone when he falls for he has no one to help him.

Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded (uncertain) (doubter) (skeptic).

Comfort each other and strengthen one another as you are doing.

Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished. He who gathers by labor will increase.

What? Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit? That one (Greek: hos he ho which, that one) is in you. You received it from God. You are not your own. You are bought with a price! Therefore glorify God in your body.

You are from your father [Satan] the Devil (slanderer) (false accuser)! You want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning. He does not stand for the truth. There is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks his own lies. He is a liar and the father of the lie!

Do not fear those who kill the body. They are not able to take away your [everlasting] life. Instead, fear him who is able to destroy both life and body in the ever-burning fires. (Greek: Gehenna: continuously burning trash fires in the valley of Hinnom.)

I will give them a place that is known for its good crops. They will no longer experience hunger in the land. They will no longer suffer the insults of other nations.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you! You will not be a priest to me since you have forgotten the Law of your God. Therefore, I will forget your children.

If any do not provide for his own, and specially his own household, he denies the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

It is required of stewards that a man is trustworthy.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back. But the righteous is gracious and gives.

But he paid no attention to the opinion of the elders. He went to the young men who were his advisors: