'Counsel' in the Bible

“He catches the [so-called] wise in their own shrewdness,And the advice of the devious is quickly thwarted.

“But [only] with Him are [perfect] wisdom and might;He [alone] has [true] counsel and understanding.

“Do you hear the secret counsel of God,And do you limit [the possession of] wisdom to yourself?

“The vigorous stride will be shortened,And his own counsel and the scheme [in which he trusted] will bring his downfall.

“Yet He filled their houses with good things;But the counsel of the wicked and ungodly is far from me.

As I was in the prime of my days,When the friendship and counsel of God were over my tent,

“They listened to me and waitedAnd kept silent for my counsel.

“Who is this that darkens counsel [questioning my authority and wisdom]By words without knowledge?

“[You said to me] ‘Who is this that darkens and obscures counsel [by words] without knowledge?’Therefore [I now see] I have [rashly] uttered that which I did not understand,Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.