the counsel

2 Chronicles 22:4, 5
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father. . . .

Esther 1:16-21
And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, "Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes. . . .

Esther 2:2-4
Then the king's attendants proposed, "Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king, . . .

Proverbs 12:5
The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.

Isaiah 19:11-13
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh's wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, "I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings"? . . .

Daniel 6:7
All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.

My father made

1 Kings 12:10, 11
The young men who had grown up with him replied, "This is how you should answer these people who said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.' This is what you should tell them: 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist! . . .

Proverbs 13:10
Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 17:14
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

Ecclesiastes 7:8
The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.

James 3:14-18
But if you harbor in your hearts bitter jealousy and selfish ambition, do not boast in it or deny the truth. . . .

James 4:1, 2
What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don't they come from the passions at war within you? . . .