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Below you'll find biblical wisdom about Seek Wise Counsel for business and life. Each proverb includes scripture references. Click "Show Scripture" to expand and read the full text from the English Standard Version.
Biblical Wisdom
These are biblical principles about seek wise counsel, drawn from the book of Proverbs and other Scriptures.
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance.
Proverbs 1:5 (ESV)
5 Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,
Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 1:8 (ESV)
8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching,
My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching.
Proverbs 6:20 (ESV)
20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
Proverbs 11:14 (ESV)
14 Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 12:15 (ESV)
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
Proverbs 13:18 (ESV)
18 Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent. Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed.
Proverbs 15:5 (ESV)
5 A fool despises his father’s instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:22 (ESV)
22 Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed.
Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.
Proverbs 18:1 (ESV)
1 Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.
Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 19:27 (ESV)
27 Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Proverbs 23:22 (ESV)
22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Proverbs 24:6 (ESV)
6 for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:15 (ESV)
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.