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

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 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.

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 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.

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said,“ The advice of Hushai the Arkite sounds better than the advice of Ahithophel.” Now the LORD had decided to frustrate the sound advice of Ahithophel, so that the LORD could bring disaster on Absalom.

because you neglected all my advice, and did not comply with my rebuke,

The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

A wise person’s good sense protects him, but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

“ The rebellious children are as good as dead,” says the LORD,“ those who make plans without consulting me, who form alliances without consulting my Spirit, and thereby compound their sin.

Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.

Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

Woe to you, O land, when your king is childish, and your princes feast in the morning!

The LORD was angry at Amaziah and sent a prophet to him, who said,“ Why are you following these gods that could not deliver their own people from your power?”While he was speaking, Amaziah said to him,“ Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!” So the prophet stopped, but added,“ I know that the LORD has decided to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice.”