2 Chronicles 22:4-5

4He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done. For after the death of his father they were his counselors, to his undoing. 5He even followed their counsel and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to make war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead. And the Syrians wounded Joram,

Esther 1:16-21

16Then Memucan said in the presence of the king and the officials, “Not only against the king has Queen Vashti done wrong, but also against all the officials and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus. 17For the queen’s behavior will be made known to all women, causing them to look at their husbands with contempt, since they will say, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him, and she did not come.’ 18This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen’s behavior will say the same to all the king’s officials, and there will be contempt and wrath in plenty. 19If it please the king, let a royal order go out from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes so athat it may not be repealed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus. And let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she. 20So when the decree made by the king is proclaimed throughout all his kingdom, for it is vast, ball women will give honor to their husbands, high and low alike.” 21This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed.

Esther 2:2-4

2Then the king’s young men who attended him said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king. 3And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in Susa the citadel, under custody of cHegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women. dLet their cosmetics be given them. 4And let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” This pleased the king, and he did so.

Proverbs 12:5

5 eThe thoughts of the righteous are just;
the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

Isaiah 19:11-13

11 The princes of fZoan are utterly foolish;
the wisest counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am a son of the wise,
a son of ancient kings”?
12Where then are your gwise men?
Let them tell you
that they might know what the Lord of hosts has purposed against Egypt.
13The princes of hZoan have become fools,
and the princes of iMemphis are deluded;
those who are the jcornerstones of her tribes
have made Egypt stagger.

Daniel 6:7

7All the khigh officials of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the lcounselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an minjunction, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.
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