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Counsel [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Advice; opinion, or instruction, given upon request or otherwise, for directing the judgment or conduct of another; opinion given upon deliberation or consultation.

2. Every purpose is established by counsel Proverbs 20:5 .

3. Thou hast not hearkened to my counsel 2 Chronicles 25:16 .

4. Consultation; interchange of opinions.

5. We took sweet counsel together. Psalms 55:14 .

6. Deliberation; examination of consequences.

7. They all confess that, in the working of that first cause, counsel is used, reason followed, and a way observed.

8. Prudence; deliberate opinion or judgment, or the faculty or habit of judging with caution.

9. O how comely is the wisdom of old men, and understanding and counsel to men of honor. Ecclus. 25.

10. The law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients. Ezekiel 7:26 .

11. In a bad sense, evil advice or designs; art; machination.

12. The counsel of the froward is carried headlong. Job 5:13 .

13. Secresy; the secrets entrusted in consultation; secret opinions or purposes. Let a man keep his own counsel

14. In a scriptural sense, purpose; design; will; decree.

15. What thy counsel determined before to be done. Acts 4:28 .

16. To show the immutability of his counsel Hebrews 6:17 .

17. Directions of Gods word.

18. Thou shalt guide me by thy counsel Psalms 73:24 .

19. The will of God or his truth and doctrines concerning the way of salvation.

20. I have not shunned to declare to you all the counsel of God. Acts 20:27 .

21. Those who give counsel in law; any counselor or advocate, or any number of counselors, barristers or sergeants; as the plaintiffs counsel or the defendants counsel The attorney-general and solicitor-general are the kings counsel In this sense, the word has no plural; but in the singular number, is applicable to one or more persons.

Counsel [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To give advice or deliberate opinion to another for the government of his conduct; to advise.

2. I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire. Revelations 3.

3. To exhort, warn, admonish, or instruct. We ought frequently to counsel our children against the vices of the age.

4. They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped.

5. To advise or recommend; as, to counsel a crime. [Not much used.]

Counsel [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Interchange of opinions; mutual advising; consultation.

2. Examination of consequences; exercise of deliberate judgment; prudence.

3. Result of consultation; advice; instruction.

4. Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.

5. A secret opinion or purpose; a private matter.

6. One who gives advice, especially in legal matters; one professionally engaged in the trial or management of a cause in court; also, collectively, the legal advocates united in the management of a case; as, the defendant has able counsel.

Counsel [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To give advice to; to advice, admonish, or instruct, as a person.

2. To advise or recommend, as an act or course.

Counsel Encyclopedia Britannica

COUNSEL. See Advocate, vol. i. p. 178; and Barristers, vol. iii. p. 394.

9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 6, p. 512
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Counsel-keeper [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One who can keep a secret.

Counsel-keeping [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Keeping secrets.

Counselable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Willing to receive counsel; disposed to follow the advice or opinions of others.

Counselable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Willing to receive counsel or follow advice.

2. Suitable to be advised; advisable, wise.

Counseled [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Advised; instructed; admonished.

Counseled [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Counsel

Counseling [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Advising; instructing; admonishing.

Counseling [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Counsel

Counselled Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Counsel

Counselling Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Counsel

Counselor [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Any person who gives advice; but properly one who is authorized by natural relationship, or by birth, office or profession, to advise another in regard to his future conduct and measures. Ahithophel was Davids counselor His mother was his counselor to do wickedly. 2 Chronicles 22:1 . In Great Britain, the peers of the realm are hereditary counselor of the crown.

2. The members of a counsel; one appointed to advise a king or chief magistrate, in regard to the administration of the government.

3. One who is consulted by a client in a law case; one who gives advice in relation to a question of law; one whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage causes for clients.

4. Privy counselor a member of a privy counsel.

Counselor [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who counsels; an adviser.

2. A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign or chief magistrate. [See under Consilor.]

3. One whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage causes for clients in court; a barrister.

Counselorship [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The office of a counselor, or privy counselor.

Counselorship [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The function and rank or office of a counselor.

Advice Roget’s Thesaurus §695

N. advice, counsel, adhortation|, word to the wise, # suggestion, submonition|, recommendation, advocacy, advisement, exhortation, expostulation, admonition, guidance, instruction, charge, injunction, obtestation, governor's message, president's message, king's message, queen's speech, message, speech from the throne, adviser, prompter, counsel, counselor, monitor, mentor, nestor, magnus apollo, senator, teacher, guide, manual, chart, physician, doctor, leech|, archiater, arbiter, reference, referment, consultation, conference, pourparler

V. advise, counsel, give advice, give counsel, give a piece of advice, suggest, prompt, submonish, recommend, prescribe, advocate, exhort, enjoin, enforce, charge, instruct, call, call upon, dictate, expostulate, admonish, advise with, lay heads together, consult together, compare notes, hold a council, deliberate, be closeted with, confer, consult, refer to, call in, take advice, follow advice, be advised by, have at one's elbow, take one's cue from

Adj. recommendatory, hortative, dehortatory, admonitory

Phr. "give every man thine ear but few thy voice", "i pray thee cease thy counsel", "my guide, philosopher, and friend", "'twas good advice and meant, my son be good", verbum sat sapienti, vive memor leti, "we, ask advice but we mean approbation"

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Lawyer Roget’s Thesaurus §968

N. lawyer, attorney, legal counsel, counsel, counsellor, counsellor at law, attorney at law, jurist, legist, civilian, pundit, publicist, juris consult, legal adviser, advocate, barrister, barrister at law, king's or queen's counsel, k, c, q, c, silk gown, leader, sergeant-at-law, bencher, tubman, judge, bar, legal profession, bar association, association of trial lawyers, officer of the court, gentleman of the long robe, junior bar, outer bar, inner bar, equity draftsman, conveyancer, pleader, special pleader, solicitor, proctor, notary, notary public, scrivener, cursitor, writer, writer to the signet, s, s, c, limb of the law, pettifogger, vakil, legal beagle, legal secretary, legal assistant, law student

V. practice law, practice at the bar, practice within the bar, plead, call to the bar, be called to the bar, be called within the bar, take silk, take to the law, give legal counsel, provide legal counsel

Adj. learned in the law, at the bar, forensic, esquire, esquired

Phr. banco regis

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244 KJV and 85 BSB verses contain “counsel” — showing the first 20. Show all 251 verses (searchable)

Exodus 18:19

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.

Numbers 27:21

And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.

He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”

Numbers 31:16

Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.

“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 32:28

For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.

Israel is a nation devoid of counsel, with no understanding among them.

Joshua 9:14

And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.

Judges 18:5

And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”

Judges 19:30

And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.

And everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!”

Judges 20:7

Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.

Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now.”

Judges 20:18

And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.

The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.

Judges 20:23

(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)

They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”

1 Samuel 14:37

And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.

So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.

2 Samuel 15:12

And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.

2 Samuel 15:31

And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

Now 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

But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

But 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

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me counsel. What should we do?”

2 Samuel 16:23

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

Now 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

And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.

Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”

2 Samuel 17:11

Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.

2 Samuel 17:14

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

Then 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 17:15

Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.

So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.