counsel, advice, purpose
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H6098 — עֵצָה
e.tsah · counsel · Hebrew/Aramaic
83 tagged verse occurrences
Deuteronomy 32:28 · עֵצ֖וֹתIsrael is a nation devoid of counsel, with no understanding among them.Judges 20:7 · וְעֵצָ֖הBehold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now.”2 Samuel 15:31 · עֲצַ֥תNow someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”2 Samuel 15:34 · עֲצַ֥תBut you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’2 Samuel 16:20 · עֵצָ֖הThen Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me counsel. What should we do?”2 Samuel 16:23 · וַעֲצַ֣ת · עֲצַ֣תNow in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.2 Samuel 17:7 · הָעֵצָ֛הHushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”2 Samuel 17:14 · עֲצַת֙ · מֵעֲצַ֖ת · עֲצַ֤תThen Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.2 Samuel 17:23 · עֲצָתוֹ֒When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.1 Kings 1:12 · עֵצָ֑הNow please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.1 Kings 12:8 · עֲצַ֥תBut Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.1 Kings 12:13 · עֲצַ֥תAnd the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders1 Kings 12:14 · כַּעֲצַ֤תand spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”2 Kings 18:20 · עֵצָ֥הYou claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?1 Chronicles 12:19 · בְעֵצָ֗הSome from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)2 Chronicles 10:8 · עֲצַ֥תBut Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.2 Chronicles 10:13 · עֲצַ֥תAnd the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders2 Chronicles 10:14 · כַּעֲצַ֤תand spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”2 Chronicles 22:5 · בַּעֲצָתָם֮Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram.2 Chronicles 25:16 · לַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פWhile he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”Ezra 4:5 · עֲצָתָ֑םThey hired counselors against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.Ezra 10:3 · בַּעֲצַ֣תSo now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.Ezra 10:8 · כַּעֲצַ֤תWhoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.Nehemiah 4:15 · עֲצָתָ֑םWhen our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.Job 5:13 · וַעֲצַ֖תHe catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.Job 10:3 · עֲצַ֖תDoes it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?Job 12:13 · עֵצָ֥הWisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.Job 18:7 · עֲצָתֽוֹ׃His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.Job 21:16 · עֲצַ֥תStill, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.Job 22:18 · וַעֲצַ֥תBut it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.Job 29:21 · עֲצָתִֽי׃Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.Job 38:2 · עֵצָ֥ה“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?Job 42:3 · עֵצָ֗הYou asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.Psalm 1:1 · בַּעֲצַ֪תBlessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.Psalm 13:2 · עֵצ֡וֹתHow long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?Psalm 14:6 · עֲצַת־You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter.Psalm 20:4 · עֲצָתְךָ֥May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.Psalm 33:10 · עֲצַת־The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.Psalm 33:11 · עֲצַ֣תThe counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.Psalm 73:24 · בַּעֲצָתְךָ֥You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.Psalm 106:13 · לַעֲצָתֽוֹ׃Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.Psalm 106:43 · בַעֲצָתָ֑םMany times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.Psalm 107:11 · וַעֲצַ֖תbecause they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.Psalm 119:24 · עֲצָתִֽי׃Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.Proverbs 1:25 · עֲצָתִ֑יbecause you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,Proverbs 1:30 · לַעֲצָתִ֑יThey accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.Proverbs 8:14 · עֵ֭צָהCounsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.Proverbs 12:15 · לְעֵצָ֣הThe way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.Proverbs 19:20 · עֵ֭צָהListen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.Proverbs 19:21 · וַעֲצַ֥תMany plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.Proverbs 20:5 · עֵצָ֣הThe intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.Proverbs 20:18 · בְּעֵצָ֣הSet plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.Proverbs 21:30 · עֵ֝צָ֗הThere is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.Proverbs 27:9 · מֵֽעֲצַת־Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.Isaiah 5:19 · עֲצַ֛תto those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”Isaiah 8:10 · עֵצָ֖הDevise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”Isaiah 11:2 · עֵצָה֙The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.Isaiah 14:26 · הָעֵצָ֥הThis is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations.Isaiah 16:3 · עֵצָה֙“Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees.Isaiah 19:3 · וַעֲצָת֖וֹThen the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists.Isaiah 19:11 · יֹעֲצֵ֣י · עֵצָ֖הThe 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”?Isaiah 19:17 · עֲצַת֙The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it.Isaiah 25:1 · עֵצ֥וֹתO LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders—plans formed long ago—in perfect faithfulness.Isaiah 28:29 · עֵצָ֔הThis also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.Isaiah 29:15 · עֵצָ֑הWoe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”Isaiah 30:1 · עֵצָה֙“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.Isaiah 36:5 · עֵצָ֥הYou claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?Isaiah 40:13 · עֲצָת֖וֹWho has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor?Isaiah 44:26 · וַעֲצַ֥תwho confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’Isaiah 46:10 · עֲצָתִ֣יI declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’Isaiah 46:11 · עֲצָתִ֑יI summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.Isaiah 47:13 · עֲצָתָ֑יִךְYou are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate.Jeremiah 18:18 · וְעֵצָה֙Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”Jeremiah 18:23 · עֲצָתָ֤םBut You, O LORD, know all their deadly plots against me. Do not wipe out their guilt or blot out their sin from Your sight. Let them be overthrown before You; deal with them in the time of Your anger.Jeremiah 19:7 · עֲצַ֨תAnd in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.Jeremiah 32:19 · הָֽעֵצָ֔הthe One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.Jeremiah 49:7 · עֵצָה֙Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?Jeremiah 49:20 · עֲצַת־Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.Jeremiah 49:30 · עֵצָ֔הRun! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has devised a strategy against you.Jeremiah 50:45 · עֲצַת־Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Babylon and the strategies He has devised against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.Hosea 10:6 · מֵעֲצָתֽוֹ׃Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.Micah 4:12 · עֲצָת֑וֹBut they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.Zechariah 6:13 · וַעֲצַ֣תYes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’