4 occurrences

'Counsel' in the Bible

So now come, please let me give you counsel and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.

Verse ConceptsKeeping Oneself AliveMan's Counsel

King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, “How do you counsel me to answer this people?”

Verse ConceptsThe Elders GatheredThe Elderly

But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him.

Verse ConceptsAdvice, Rejecting Good AdviceImmaturityThe Elders GatheredMan's CounselRejectionBad Counsel

So he said to them, “What counsel do you give that we may answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?”

Verse ConceptsRemoving BurdensLight YokeEasy BurdensMan's Counsel

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
συμβουλεύω 
Sumbouleuo 
Usage: 4

βουλευτής 
Bouleutes 
Usage: 2

βουλεύω 
Bouleuo 
Usage: 7

βουλή 
Boule 
counsel , will , advise
Usage: 12

συμβούλιον 
Sumboulion 
Usage: 8

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