Bible verses about "counsel" | JuliaSmith

⁶ And king Rehoboam will consult the old men which were standing before Solomon his father in his being alive saying, How advise ye to turn back this people word? ⁷ And they will speak to him, saying, If this day thou wilt be a servant to this people and serve them, and answer them, and speak to them good words, and they were servants to thee all the days. ⁸ And he will forsake the counsel of the old men which they counseled him, and he will consult with the children which grew up with him which were standing before him. ⁹ And he will say to them, What do ye advise? and we will turn back word to this people who spake to me, saying, Lighten from the yoke which thy father gave upon us. ¹⁰ And the children which grew up with him will speak to him, saying, Thus shalt thou say to this people who spake to thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, do thou lighten from upon us; thus shalt thou speak to them, My littleness thick above my father's loins. ¹¹ And now my father loaded upon you a heavy yoke, and I will add upon your yoke: my father chastised you with whips and I will chastise you with scorpions. ¹² And Jeroboam and all the people will come to Rehoboam in the third day, as the king spake, saying, Turn back to me in the third day. ¹³ And the king will answer the people hard, and he will forsake the counsel of the old men which they counseled him; ¹⁴ And he will speak to them according to the counsel of the children, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add upon your yoke: my father chastised you with whips and I will chastise you with scorpions. ¹⁵ And the king heard not to the people, for the turn was from Jehovah for sake of lifting up his word which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat. ¹⁶ And all Israel will see that the king heard not to them, and the people will turn back the king word, saying, What part to us in David? and no inheritance in the son of Jesse: to thy tents, O Israel: now see to thy house, David. And Israel will go to their tents. ¹⁷ And the sons of Israel dwelling in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam will reign over them. ¹⁸ And king Rehoboam will send Adoram who was over the tribute, and all Israel will stone upon him with stone, and he will die. And king Rehoboam strengthened himself to go up into the chariot to flee to Jerusalem. ¹⁹ And Israel will break with the house of David even to this day.

¹ To man the dispositions of the heart, and the answer of the tongue from Jehovah. ² All the ways of man are clean in his eyes, and Jehovah tried the spirits. ³ Roll to Jehovah thy works, and thy purposes shall be established. ⁴ Jehovah made all to his purpose, and also the unjust for the day of evil. ⁵ Every one lifted up of heart an abomination to Jehovah: and hand to hand, shall not be unpunished. ⁶ By mercy and truth iniquity shall be expiated: and in the fear of Jehovah a departing from evil. ⁷ The ways of a man being accepted of Jehovah also he will make his enemies friends with him. ⁸ Good a little with justice above abundance of increase with no judgment ⁹ The heart of man will purpose his ways, and Jehovah will prepare his steps. ¹⁰ Divining upon the lips of the king: his mouth will not transgress in judgment ¹¹ Weighing and balances of judgment are to Jehovah, and his work all the stones of the bag. ¹² An abomination of kings to do injustice: for in justice shall the throne be prepared. ¹³ Lips of justice the acceptance of kings; and he will love the word of the upright ¹⁴ The king's wrath, messengers of death: and a wise man shall expiate it ¹⁵ In the light of the king's face is life, and his acceptance as the cloud of the latter rain. ¹⁶ The obtaining of wisdom how good above gold and the obtaining of understanding to be chosen above silver. ¹⁷ The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: to watch his ways the guarding of his soul. ¹⁸ Pride before a breaking, and a spirit lifted up before a fall ¹⁹ Good the cast down of spirit with the humble more than to divide the spoil with the proud. ²⁰ He understanding in the word shall find good: and he trusting in Jehovah, he being happy. ²¹ He understanding shall call to the wise of heart: and sweetness of lips shall add knowledge ²² The understanding of him possessing it is a fountain of life: and the instruction of the foolish is folly. ²³ The heart of the wise shall attend to his mouth, and he shall add knowledge to his lips. ²⁴ Words of pleasantness an, honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and healing to the bones. ²⁵ There is a way straight before a man, and its latter state the ways of death. ²⁶ The soul of him laboring, labored for himself; for his mouth urged upon him. ²⁷ A man of Belial dug up evil, and upon his lips, as a burning fire. ²⁸ A man of perverseness shall send forth strife: and a tale-bearer separates friends. ²⁹ A man of violence will seduce his neighbor, and he caused him to go in a way not good. ³⁰ Closing his eyes to purpose perverseness: biting his lips he completed evil. ³¹ Old age a crown of glorying, shall be found in the way of justice. ³² He slow to anger is, good above the strong; and, he ruling over his spirit above him taking a city, ³³ In the bosom he shall, cast the lot; and from Jehovah all his judgment

¹⁵ The way of the foolish is right in his eyes: and the wise one heard to counsel.