2 Samuel 16:23
"And 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 of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom."
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- 2 Samuel 15:12
"And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom."
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 17:23
"And 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 put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father."
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 17:14
"And 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 appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom."
Read in chapter → - 1 Corinthians 3:19
"For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness."
Read in chapter → - Jeremiah 4:22
"For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge."
Read in chapter → - Jeremiah 8:9
"The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?"
Read in chapter → - Psalms 19:7
"The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple."
Read in chapter → - Romans 1:22
"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,"
Read in chapter → - Psalms 28:2
"Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle."
Read in chapter → - Job 5:12
"He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise."
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