29 Bible Verses about Man's Counsel

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so [too] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

Then they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah. For the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not gi

Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou may save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

Behold, ye sons of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.

Then she spoke, saying, They were accustomed to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask [counsel] at Abel, and so they ended [the matter].

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appoint

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquility.

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him. [Remember] from Shittim to Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of LORD.

And having held consultation, they bought the potter's field with them for burial for foreigners.

and they gave them for the potter's field, as Lord appointed me.

Behold, these caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against LORD in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of LORD.

And when Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him, saying, Ahithophel has spoken after this manner. Shall we do [after] his saying? If not, speak thou.

But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude, and that thou go to battle in thine own person. So we shall come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falls on the ground, and of him and of all the men who are with him we will not leave so much as one. Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then all Israel shall bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river until there be not one small stone found there.read more.
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that LORD might bring evil upon A

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that LORD might bring evil upon A

And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye to me to return an answer to this people? And they spoke to him, saying, If thou will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants forever. But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that grew up with him, who stood before him.

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

And he said to them, What counsel give ye, that we may return an answer to this people who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father put upon us lighter?

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold. And he said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel, and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.

And thou have also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah. And now it shall be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

For my enemies speak concerning me, and those who watch for my soul take counsel together,

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against LORD, and against his anointed, [saying],

Then the Pharisees having departed, they took counsel how they might trap him in his talk.

But having become morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people held consultation against Jesus in order to condemn him to death.

And after assembling with the elders, and having taken consultation, they gave many silver pieces to the soldiers, saying,

And the Pharisees having gone out, they straightaway were making a plot with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

Lo, [is] their prosperity not in their hand. (The counsel of the wicked is far from me.)

Yet he filled their houses with good things. But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.