Quotes About Counsel

I always advise people never to give advice.

La angustia es una compañera tan antigua. Quizá no sea la compañera más agradable del mundo, pero es una buena consejera.

Repeatedly seeking wise counsel is a good thing; repeatedly seeking stamps of approval is a sad thing. Why do [women] go from person to person asking, "Do you think I should do this?" Answer: Because they want other people's approval and/or their permission. This is little-girl behavior, and it makes women look uncertain, weak, and incompetent at work.

El hecho triste es que muchos de nosotros simplemente no somos bíblicos en la forma que usamos la Biblia! Ser bíblico no significa simplemente citar palabras de sus páginas. Ser verdaderamente bíblico significa que mi consejo refleje el tema general de la Biblia. La Biblia es un relato, una historia de redención, y su personaje principal es Jesucristo.

When we say that God designed human beings to be interpreters, we are getting to the heart of why human beings do what they do. Our thinking conditions our emotions, our sense of identity, our view of others, our agenda for the solution of our problems, and our willingness to receive counsel from others. That is why we need a framework for generating valid interpretations that help us respond to life appropriately. Only the words of the Creator can give us that framework.

Nuestros pensamientos condicionan nuestras emociones, nuestro sentido de identidad, nuestro punto de vista de los demás, nuestra agenda para la solución de nuestros problemas, y nuestra disposición para recibir consejo de otros.

Cited Riley versus California." "That's my girl! Cocounsel, I mean. Jeez, that case came down just in time! Unanimous. All nine justices. Cops need a warrant to search your cell phone.

The Ethiopian replied, "How can I, unless someone guides

Although help and counsel flowed both ways, recipients were not always ready to accept advice. In 1615 several churches in Royal Prussia wrote to Mennonites in the Netherlands and urged them to resolve divisions and disputes among themselves.30 Apparently the Dutch Mennonites were less than enthusiastic about the spiritual counseling received from Royal Prussia;

“Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.

He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”

“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.

Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak with him. If he persists and says, “I do not want to marry her,”

Israel is a nation devoid of counsel, with no understanding among them.

Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.

And everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!”

Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now.”

“Tell me,” Saulís uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you?”

And the servants told Saul what David had said.

So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.

Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”

Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ëI will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your fatherís servant, but now I will be your servant.í