Seeking wise counsel is encouraged throughout the Bible. These verses emphasize the value of sound advice and the importance of leaning on others for guidance.
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Bible Verses About Counsel
Proverbs 11:14 – Seek godly counsel for wisdom and guidance
“For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.” – Proverbs 11:14
Proverbs 12:15 – Seek counsel before making decisions
“The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.” – Proverbs 12:15
Proverbs 15:22 – Counsel helps to make plans succeed
“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers, they succeed.” – Proverbs 15:22
Proverbs 19:20 – Listen to counsel and accept instruction
“Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.” – Proverbs 19:20
Proverbs 20:18 – Seek wise counsel for success
“Plans are established by seeking advice; so if you wage war, obtain guidance.” – Proverbs 20:18
Proverbs 24:6 – Seek counsel to overcome challenges
“Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.” – Proverbs 24:6
Proverbs 27:9 – Counsel from a friend brings joy
“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.” – Proverbs 27:9
Proverbs 27:17 – Friends provide wise counsel and encouragement
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” – Proverbs 27:17
Psalm 1:1-2 – Delight in godly counsel and meditate on His word
“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.” – Psalm 1:1-2
Psalm 32:8 – God will instruct you and counsel you
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.” – Psalm 32:8
Psalm 73:24 – Rely on God’s counsel and guidance
“You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.” – Psalm 73:24
Isaiah 9:6 – Jesus is the Wonderful Counselor
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” – Isaiah 9:6
Isaiah 11:2 – The Spirit of the Lord provides wisdom and counsel
“The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord.” – Isaiah 11:2
Isaiah 28:29 – God gives counsel to the wise
“All this also comes from the Lord Almighty, whose plan is wonderful, whose wisdom is magnificent.” – Isaiah 28:29
Jeremiah 29:11 – God has plans to give hope and a future
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11
Jeremiah 32:17 – Nothing is too difficult for God
“Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.” – Jeremiah 32:17
Jeremiah 33:3 – Call to God, and He will answer and show you great and unsearchable things
“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” – Jeremiah 33:3
Lamentations 3:22-23 – God’s mercies are new every morning
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” – Lamentations 3:22-23
John 14:16-17 – The Holy Spirit is the Counselor
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.” – John 14:16-17
John 16:13 – The Holy Spirit guides into all truth
“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.” – John 16:13
Acts 20:27 – Counsel from God’s word is essential
“For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.” – Acts 20:27
Romans 12:2 – Be transformed by the renewing of your mind
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” – Romans 12:2
Romans 15:4 – Scripture gives endurance and encouragement
“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.” – Romans 15:4
1 Corinthians 1:25 – God’s wisdom is wiser than human wisdom
“For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.” – 1 Corinthians 1:25
1 Corinthians 2:14 – The natural person does not understand spiritual things
“The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.” – 1 Corinthians 2:14
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” – 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
1 Corinthians 10:13 – God provides a way out of temptation
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” – 1 Corinthians 10:13
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – God comforts us in all our troubles
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” – 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Ephesians 1:17-18 – Pray for wisdom and revelation from God
“I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people.” – Ephesians 1:17-18
Ephesians 4:29 – Speak words that build others up
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” – Ephesians 4:29
James 1:5 – Ask God for wisdom without doubting
“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” – James 1:5
James 3:17 – The wisdom from above is pure and peace-loving
“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.” – James 3:17
1 Peter 5:7 – Cast your anxieties on God
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” – 1 Peter 5:7
1 John 4:1 – Test the spirits to discern if they are from God
“Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” – 1 John 4:1
1 John 4:2-3 – Every spirit that acknowledges Jesus as Lord is from God
“This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God.” – 1 John 4:2-3
Proverbs 3:5-6 – Trust in the Lord and lean not on your own understanding
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” – Proverbs 3:5-6