Bible Cross References
the counsel
2 Chronicles 22:4
He sinned against the LORD, because after his father's death other members of King Ahab's family became his advisers, and they led to his downfall.
2 Chronicles 22:5
Following their advice, he joined King Joram of Israel in a war against King Hazael of Syria. The armies clashed at Ramoth in Gilead, and Joram was wounded in battle.
Esther 1:16-21
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Then Memucan declared to the king and his officials: "Queen Vashti has insulted not only the king but also his officials---in fact, every man in the empire!
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Every woman in the empire will start looking down on her husband as soon as she hears what the queen has done. They'll say, 'King Xerxes commanded Queen Vashti to come to him, and she refused.'
18
When the wives of the royal officials of Persia and Media hear about the queen's behavior, they will be telling their husbands about it before the day is out. Wives everywhere will have no respect for their husbands, and husbands will be angry with their wives.
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If it please Your Majesty, issue a royal proclamation that Vashti may never again appear before the king. Have it written into the laws of Persia and Media, so that it can never be changed. Then give her place as queen to some better woman.
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When your proclamation is made known all over this huge empire, every woman will treat her husband with proper respect, whether he's rich or poor."
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The king and his officials liked this idea, and the king did what Memucan suggested.
Esther 2:2-4
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So some of the king's advisers who were close to him suggested, "Why don't you make a search to find some beautiful young virgins?
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You can appoint officials in every province of the empire and have them bring all these beautiful young women to your harem here in Susa, the capital city. Put them in the care of Hegai, the eunuch who is in charge of your women, and let them be given a beauty treatment.
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Then take the young woman you like best and make her queen in Vashti's place." The king thought this was good advice, so he followed it.
Proverbs 12:5
Honest people will treat you fairly; the wicked only want to deceive you.
Isaiah 19:11-13
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The leaders of the city of Zoan are fools! Egypt's wisest people give stupid advice! How do they dare to tell the king that they are successors to the ancient scholars and kings?
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King of Egypt, where are those clever advisers of yours? Perhaps they can tell you what plans the LORD Almighty has for Egypt.
13
The leaders of Zoan and Memphis are fools. They were supposed to lead the nation, but they have misled it.
Daniel 6:7
All of us who administer your empire---the supervisors, the governors, the lieutenant governors, and the other officials---have agreed that Your Majesty should issue an order and enforce it strictly. Give orders that for thirty days no one be permitted to request anything from any god or from any human being except from Your Majesty. Anyone who violates this order is to be thrown into a pit filled with lions.
My father made
1 Kings 12:10
They replied, "This is what you should tell them: 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist!'
1 Kings 12:11
Tell them, 'My father placed heavy burdens on you; I will make them even heavier. He beat you with whips; I'll flog you with bullwhips!' "
Proverbs 13:10
Arrogance causes nothing but trouble. It is wiser to ask for advice.
Proverbs 16:18
Pride leads to destruction, and arrogance to downfall.
Proverbs 17:14
The start of an argument is like the first break in a dam; stop it before it goes any further.
Ecclesiastes 7:8
The end of something is better than its beginning. Patience is better than pride.
James 3:14-18
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But if in your heart you are jealous, bitter, and selfish, don't sin against the truth by boasting of your wisdom.
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Such wisdom does not come down from heaven; it belongs to the world, it is unspiritual and demonic.
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Where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is also disorder and every kind of evil.
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But the wisdom from above is pure first of all; it is also peaceful, gentle, and friendly; it is full of compassion and produces a harvest of good deeds; it is free from prejudice and hypocrisy.
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And goodness is the harvest that is produced from the seeds the peacemakers plant in peace.
James 4:1
Where do all the fights and quarrels among you come from? They come from your desires for pleasure, which are constantly fighting within you.
James 4:2
You want things, but you cannot have them, so you are ready to kill; you strongly desire things, but you cannot get them, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have what you want because you do not ask God for it.