⁴ Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.

²⁰ He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

¹⁷ Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.

¹⁸ And they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.

²⁷ Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.