In times of uncertainty, believers are encouraged to seek wise guidance from others. According to Proverbs, plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers, they succeed, as seen in Proverbs 15:22 and Proverbs 11:14. The book of Proverbs also warns that where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice, as noted in Proverbs 13:10. The Holy Spirit is also a source of guidance, as Jesus promised in John 16:13, and Proverbs 20:5 reminds us that wise counsel can draw out the deepest motivations and intentions of the heart.
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For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.
The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.