Advisers

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Those who give advice and counsel. Human advice is desirable, but not always reliable. Only God’s counsel is wholly dependable.

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Human advisers

It is wise to consult advisers

Proverbs 15:22 NASB 2020
22 Without consultation, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they succeed.
See also Pr 12:15; Pr 13:10; Pr 15:12; Pr 19:20; Pr 20:18; Pr 24:6; Ec 4:13

It is folly to reject wise advisers

Proverbs 11:14 NASB 2020
14 Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in an abundance of counselors there is victory.
See also 1 Ki 12:8; 1 Ki 12:13–15; Pr 1:25–26; Pr 1:30–31; Je 18:18; Ac 27:11; Ac 27:21

Unwise advisers are dangerous

Psalm 1:1 NASB 2020
1 Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
See also Job 21:16; Job 42:7; Pr 12:5; Is 19:11; Eze 11:2–4

Advisers who trust in false gods must be rejected

Isaiah 8:19–20 NASB 2020
19 When they say to you, “Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,” should a people not consult their God? Should they consult the dead in behalf of the living? 20 To the Law and to the testimony! If they do not speak in accordance with this word, it is because they have no dawn.
See also 2 Ch 25:15–16; Is 19:3; Is 47:13–15

Examples of wise advisers

Ex 18:17–24 Jethro

Daniel:

Da 2:23; Da 2:48; Da 4:18; Da 4:27; Da 5:11–12
Ac 5:38–39 Gamaliel; 2 Co 8:10–12 Paul

Examples of bad advisers

Nu 31:16 Balaam

Ahithophel:

2 Sa 15:31; 2 Sa 17:1; 2 Sa 17:7
1 Ki 12:28–30 Jeroboam; Is 19:11 Egyptian advisers; Jn 11:49–53 Caiaphas

Examples of official advisers

Ge 26:26; 2 Sa 15:12; 2 Sa 16:23; 1 Ki 4:5; 1 Ch 27:32–33

God as adviser

God is an adviser

Psalm 16:7 NASB 2020
7 I will bless the Lord who has advised me; Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night.
See also 1 Ki 22:5; Ps 32:8; Ps 73:24; Re 3:18

The promised Messiah is an adviser

Isaiah 9:6 NASB 2020
6 For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
See also Is 11:2

The Holy Spirit is an adviser

John 14:26 NASB 2020
26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and remind you of all that I said to you.
See also Jn 14:16; Jn 15:26; Jn 16:13 The Holy Spirit’s counsel defends believers from every accusation and provides all necessary teaching and guidance.
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