2 Chronicles 10:8

WEB

⁸But he abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

KJV

⁸But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

BSB

⁸But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

FBV

⁸But Rehoboam dismissed the advice of the elders. He instead asked advice from the young men he had grown up with, those close to him.

Extra References

Proverbs 1:25

²⁵but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;

¹⁴Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil on Absalom.

Proverbs 9:9

⁹Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

Proverbs 13:20

²⁰One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

Proverbs 19:20

²⁰Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

Proverbs 25:12

¹²As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

Ecclesiastes 10:2-3

²A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left. ³Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

Isaiah 30:1

¹“Woe to the rebellious children”, says the LORD, “who take counsel, but not from me; and who make an alliance, but not with my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin;

2 Chronicles 25:15-16

¹⁵Therefore the LORD’s anger burned against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet who said to him, “Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of your hand?”

¹⁶As he talked with him, the king said to him, “Have we made you one of the king’s counselors? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” Then the prophet stopped, and said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”

Ecclesiastes 10:16

¹⁶Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!