But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.

王却不用老年人给他出的主意，就和那些与他一同长大、在他面前侍立的少年人商议，

王不采纳长者给他出的主意，却和那些与他一同长大、在他面前侍立的年轻人商议。

王不采纳长者给他出的主意，却和那些与他一同长大、在他面前侍立的年轻人商议。

罗波安却没有采纳老臣的意见。他又去征询那些和他一起长大的青年臣僚的意见，

王不接受这些老人的意见，却去和那些同他一起长大，侍立在他面前的年轻人商议，

王卻不用老年人給他出的主意，就和那些與他一同長大、在他面前侍立的少年人商議，

王不採納長者給他出的主意，卻和那些與他一同長大、在他面前侍立的年輕人商議。

王不採納長者給他出的主意，卻和那些與他一同長大、在他面前侍立的年輕人商議。

羅波安卻沒有採納老臣的意見。他又去徵詢那些和他一起長大的青年臣僚的意見，

王不接受這些老人的意見，卻去和那些同他一起長大，侍立在他面前的年輕人商議，

王卻棄絕了老年人給他出的主意，反而和那些跟他一齊長大、侍立在他面前的少年人商議，

惟王違棄耆老之謀、與侍其前、偕己同長之少者謀、

王弗聽、有少者與王年相若、侍於王側、王與之議曰、

王不從老者之謀、乃與侍其前、偕己同長之少者議、

But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

But Rehoboam didn’t accept the advice the elders gave him. He asked for advice from the young men who had grown up with him and were now serving him.

But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.

But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and were now his advisers.

But he rejected the advice of the elders who had advised him, and he consulted with the young men who had grown up with him, the ones attending him.

But he ignored the advice of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

But he rejected the advice of the elders who had advised him, and he consulted with the young men who had grown up with him, the ones serving him.

But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

But Rehoboam rejected their advice and consulted the young advisers who served him, with whom he had grown up.

But he abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For Jehovah had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Jehovah might bring evil upon Absalom.

But ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my reproof:

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

Woe to the rebellious children, saith Jehovah, that take counsel, but not of me; and that make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,

As an ear- ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

Wherefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, who said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of thy hand?And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Have we made thee of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.