Importance of counsel and answer of mouth

Importance of counsel and answer of mouth

(Verses 22 and 23 in Chapter 15 of Proverbs are clubbed together).

Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established (Proverbs 15:22).

In every organization, counsel is very important. New employees need counseling. Old employees need counseling for improving their performances. In families, parents need to counsel their children at every stage. The important ministry neglected in churches is counseling because there are no counsellors. Pastors give sermons and do not counsel their congregation members individually.

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! (Proverbs 15:23)

One gets real joy when he ministers life to others through the words of his or her mouth. He or she has to give right answers to someone who is in need of such an answer. If you have wisdom, you would definitely get give a right word of encouragement or a right word of answer to a needy person. Today, many people do suffer want of right counsel. Lives are destroyed for want of counsel. Many people commit suicide for want of counsel. If there were councillors, precious lives could have been saved.

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