Strong’s H6098

עֵצָה

etsah · 85 Old Testament occurrences

King James renderings: advice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.

Every Old Testament occurrence

• Deuteronomy 32:28For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
• Judges 20:7Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.
• 2 Samuel 15:31And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahi…
• 2 Samuel 15:34But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant hitherto, so will…
• 2 Samuel 16:20Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
• 2 Samuel 16:23And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel…
• 2 Samuel 17:7And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
• 2 Samuel 17:14And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had ap…
• 2 Samuel 17:23And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and p…
• 1 Kings 1:12Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
• 1 Kings 12:8But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and whic…
• 1 Kings 12:13And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
• 1 Kings 12:14And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also c…
• 2 Kings 18:20Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest again…
• 1 Chronicles 12:19And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords…
• 2 Chronicles 10:8But 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…
• 2 Chronicles 10:13And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
• 2 Chronicles 10:14And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised yo…
• 2 Chronicles 22:5He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramothgilea…
• 2 Chronicles 25:16And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou b…
• Ezra 4:5And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king o…
• Ezra 10:3Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my l…
• Ezra 10:8And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be fo…
• Nehemiah 4:15And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of…
• Job 5:13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
• Job 10:3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wi…
• Job 12:13With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
• Job 18:7The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
• Job 21:16Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
• Job 22:18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
• Job 29:21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
• Job 38:2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
• Job 42:3Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew…
• Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scorn…
• Psalms 13:2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
• Psalms 14:6Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
• Psalms 20:4Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
• Psalms 33:10The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
• Psalms 33:11The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
• Psalms 73:24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
• Psalms 106:13They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
• Psalms 106:43Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
• Psalms 107:11Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
• Psalms 119:24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
• Proverbs 1:25But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
• Proverbs 1:30They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
• Proverbs 8:14Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
• Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
• Proverbs 19:20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
• Proverbs 19:21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
• Proverbs 20:5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
• Proverbs 20:18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
• Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
• Proverbs 27:9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
• Isaiah 5:19That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, th…
• Isaiah 8:10Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
• Isaiah 11:2And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of know…
• Isaiah 14:26This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
• Isaiah 16:3Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.
• Isaiah 19:3And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to t…
• Isaiah 19:11Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the s…
• Isaiah 19:17And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counse…
• Isaiah 25:1O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulne…
• Isaiah 28:29This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.
• Isaiah 29:15Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who know…
• Isaiah 30:1Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, tha…
• Isaiah 36:5I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest aga…
• Isaiah 40:13Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
• Isaiah 44:26That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; an…
• Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will d…
• Isaiah 46:11Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to…
• Isaiah 47:13Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save…
• Jeremiah 18:18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise,…
• Jeremiah 18:23Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but…
• Jeremiah 19:7And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and…
• Jeremiah 32:19Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways…
• Jeremiah 49:7Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
• Jeremiah 49:20Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of…
• Jeremiah 49:30Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against…
• Jeremiah 50:45Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of…
• Ezekiel 7:26Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish…
• Ezekiel 11:2Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
• Hosea 10:6It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own coun…
• Micah 4:12But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
• Zechariah 6:13Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest u…