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Bible Verses About Wise Counsel
Find Bible verses about wise counsel — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about wise counsel?
The Bible addresses wise counsel with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Proverbs 11:14
“Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.”
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Proverbs 24:6
“for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.”
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Job 5:13
“He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.”
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Proverbs 20:18
“Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!”
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1 Kings 12:6
“King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, "What counsel do you give me to return answer to this people?"”
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Luke 7:30
“But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.”
Proverbs 1:30
“They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.”
Proverbs 1:25
“but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;”
Proverbs 27:9
“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.”
2 Chronicles 10:8
“But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.”
Proverbs 15:22
“Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.”
1 Kings 1:12
“Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon.”
Matthew 7:24
“"Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.”
Matthew 10:16
“"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”
Isaiah 28:29
“This also comes forth from Yahweh of Armies, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.”
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