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⁷ Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.

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⁷ And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.

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³¹ And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

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³⁴ But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

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²⁰ Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

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²³ And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

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¹⁴ And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

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²³ And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

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¹² Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.

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⁸ But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

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¹³ And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

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¹⁴ And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

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²⁰ Thou sayest, but they are but vain words, I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

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¹⁹ And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

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⁸ But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

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⁵ He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians smote Joram.

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¹³ And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

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¹⁴ And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

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¹⁶ And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

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⁵ And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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³ Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

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⁸ And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.

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¹⁵ And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

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³ Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

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⁷ The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

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² Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

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³ Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

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¹³ He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

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¹³ With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

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¹⁶ Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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¹⁸ Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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²¹ Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

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¹ Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

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² How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

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⁶ Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.

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⁴ Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

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¹⁰ The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

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¹¹ The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

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²⁴ Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

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¹³ They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

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⁴³ Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

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¹¹ Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

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²⁴ Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors. counsellors.

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²⁵ But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

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³⁰ They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

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⁵ Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

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⁹ Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

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¹⁴ Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

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¹⁵ The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

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²⁰ Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

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²¹ There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

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¹⁸ Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

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³⁰ There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

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² And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

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³ Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.

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³ And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

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¹ O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.

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¹ Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

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⁵ I say, sayest thou, but they are but vain words I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

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¹⁹ That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

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¹⁰ Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

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²⁶ This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

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¹¹ Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

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¹⁷ And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it.

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²⁹ This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.

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¹⁵ Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

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¹³ Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?

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²⁶ That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:

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¹⁰ Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

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¹¹ Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

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¹³ Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, astrologers, the stargazers, stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

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⁶ For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.

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⁷ And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

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⁷ Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?

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¹⁸ Then said they, 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 give heed to any of his words.

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²³ Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.

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¹⁹ Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

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²⁰ Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.

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³⁰ Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.

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⁴⁵ Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.

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² Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

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²⁶ Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.

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⁶ It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

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¹² But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.

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¹³ Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.