25 Bible Verses About Advice (NIV)
This is a hand-curated and ranked list of the most relevant Bible verses about Advice (NIV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.
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Bible Verses About Advice
103
Proverbs 19:20
20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.
90
Proverbs 12:15
15 The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.
86
Proverbs 11:14
14 For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure.
76
Proverbs 3:5-6
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
59
37
Ephesians 4:29
29 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.
29
Proverbs 14:15
15 A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps.
28
1 Kings 12:6-8
6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. "How would you advise me to answer these people?" he asked. 7 They replied, "If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants." 8 But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.
24
Proverbs 1:7
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
20
Ephesians 6:4
4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
20
Proverbs 13:10
10 Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
13
Ecclesiastes 4:13
13 Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take warning.
13
Proverbs 28:26
26 He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
13
12
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: 10 If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! 11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? 12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
12
James 1:5
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
11
1 Peter 4:8
8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
10
2 Timothy 1:7
7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
10
Luke 14:28
28 "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?
10
Hebrews 10:24-25
24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
10
Isaiah 41:10
10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
10
Proverbs 13:20
20 He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
9
Proverbs 12:5
5 The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
9
Genesis 2:24
24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
9
Jeremiah 38:15
15 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I give you an answer, will you not kill me? Even if I did give you counsel, you would not listen to me."
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