Words the Bible translates as advice
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- boulēβουλήa settled purpose reached by deliberation: a considered plan, counsel, or decision, whether God's or a person's
- etsahעֵצָהcounsel: the considered advice, plan, or purpose that comes out of thinking a matter through.
- gnōmēγνώμηa made-up mind: the settled judgment someone has reached about a matter, and so what they advise, resolve, or agree to
- mo'etsahמוֹעֵצָהsettled plans that are actually being followed: the course of action a person or a nation has fixed on, and in nearly every use one chosen instead of what God said.
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