I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 8:2 · retained source text
I counsell thee, to keepe the kings commandement, and that in regard of the oath of God.
KJV dictionary & concordance
counsel
Meaning of “counsel”
1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.
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143 occurrences137 verses32 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 18:19
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That 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, that we may know it!
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 5:19 · retained source text
That say, Let him make speede, and hasten his worke, that we may see it: and let the counsell of the holy one of Israel draw nigh and come, that wee may know it.
Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 7:5 · retained source text
Because Syria, Ephraim, and the sonne of Remaliah haue taken euill counsell against thee, saying;
Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 8:10 · retained source text
Take counsell together, and it shall come to nought: speake the word, and it shall not stand; for God is with vs.
And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 11:2 · retained source text
And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest vpon him, the spirit of wisedome and vnderstanding, the spirit of counsell and might, the spirit of knowledge, and of the feare of the LORD:
Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 16:3 · retained source text
Take counsell, execute Iudgement, make thy shadow as the night in the middest of the nooneday, hide the outcastes, bewray not him that wandereth.
1611 marginal noteHeb. bring.
And 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 the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 19:3 · retained source text
And the spirit of Egypt shall faile in the midst thereof, and I will destroy the counsell thereof: and they shall seeke to the idoles, and to the charmers, and to them that haue familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
1611 marginal noteHeb. shall be emptied.
1611 marginal noteHeb. swallow vp.
¶ Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 19:11 · retained source text
¶ Surely the princes of Zoan are fooles, the counsell of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh is become brutish: How say ye vnto Pharaoh, I am the sonne of the wise, the sonne of ancient kings?
And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts, which he hath determined against it.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 19:17 · retained source text
And the land of Iudah shall bee a terrour vnto Egypt, euery one that maketh mention thereof, shal be afraid in himselfe, because of the counsell of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it.
Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 23:8 · retained source text
Who hath taken this counsell against Tyre the crowning citie, whose merchants are princes, whose traffiquers are the honourable of the earth?
Complete reference index — all 137 verses
Exodus 18:19Numbers 27:21Numbers 31:16Deuteronomy 32:28Joshua 9:14Judges 18:5Judges 20:7Judges 20:18Judges 20:231 Samuel 14:372 Samuel 15:312 Samuel 15:342 Samuel 16:202 Samuel 16:232 Samuel 17:72 Samuel 17:112 Samuel 17:142 Samuel 17:152 Samuel 17:232 Samuel 20:181 Kings 1:121 Kings 12:81 Kings 12:91 Kings 12:131 Kings 12:141 Kings 12:282 Kings 6:82 Kings 18:201 Chronicles 10:132 Chronicles 10:62 Chronicles 10:82 Chronicles 10:132 Chronicles 22:52 Chronicles 25:162 Chronicles 30:22 Chronicles 30:232 Chronicles 32:3Ezra 10:3Ezra 10:8Nehemiah 4:15Nehemiah 6:7Job 5:13Job 10:3Job 12:13Job 18:7Job 21:16Job 22:18Job 29:21Job 38:2Job 42:3Psalms 1:1Psalms 2:2Psalms 13:2Psalms 14:6Psalms 16:7Psalms 20:4Psalms 31:13Psalms 33:10Psalms 33:11Psalms 55:14Psalms 64:2Psalms 71:10Psalms 73:24Psalms 83:3Psalms 106:13Psalms 106:43Psalms 107:11Proverbs 1:25Proverbs 1:30Proverbs 8:14Proverbs 11:14Proverbs 12:15Proverbs 15:22Proverbs 19:20Proverbs 19:21Proverbs 20:5Proverbs 20:18Proverbs 21:30Proverbs 24:6Proverbs 27:9Ecclesiastes 8:2Isaiah 5:19Isaiah 7:5Isaiah 8:10Isaiah 11:2Isaiah 16:3Isaiah 19:3Isaiah 19:11Isaiah 19:17Isaiah 23:8Isaiah 28:29Isaiah 29:15Isaiah 30:1Isaiah 36:5Isaiah 40:14Isaiah 44:26Isaiah 45:21Isaiah 46:10Isaiah 46:11Jeremiah 18:18Jeremiah 18:23Jeremiah 19:7Jeremiah 23:18Jeremiah 23:22Jeremiah 32:19Jeremiah 38:15Jeremiah 49:7Jeremiah 49:20Jeremiah 49:30Jeremiah 50:45Ezekiel 7:26Ezekiel 11:2Daniel 2:14Daniel 4:27Hosea 4:12Hosea 10:6Micah 4:12Zechariah 6:13Matthew 22:15Matthew 27:1Matthew 27:7Matthew 28:12Mark 3:6Luke 7:30Luke 23:51John 11:53John 18:14Acts 2:23Acts 4:28Acts 5:33Acts 5:38Acts 9:23Acts 20:27Acts 27:42Ephesians 1:11Hebrews 6:17Revelation 3:18
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1 verse2 Samuel13 occurrences
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9 versesPsalms17 occurrences
17 versesProverbs13 occurrences
13 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
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2 versesMicah1 occurrence
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7 versesEphesians1 occurrence
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2 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
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1 verseJudges4 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
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10 verses1 Kings6 occurrences
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2 verses1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles11 occurrences
8 versesEzra2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesJob9 occurrences
9 versesPsalms17 occurrences
17 versesProverbs13 occurrences
13 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah18 occurrences
18 versesJeremiah11 occurrences
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