Verse 8

But he gave no attention to the opinion of the old men, and went to the young men of his generation who were waiting before him:

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 10:8 : 8 But he gave no attention to the opinion of the old men, but went to the young men of his generation who were waiting before him.
• 2 Chr 25:15-16 : 15 And so the wrath of the Lord was moved against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, Why have you gone after the gods of the people who have not given their people salvation from your hands? 16 But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destruction, because you have done this and have not given ear to my words.
• Prov 1:2-5 : 2 To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason: 3 To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour: 4 To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose: 5 (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)
• Prov 1:25 : 25 You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:
• Prov 1:30 : 30 They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.
• Prov 19:20 : 20 Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.
• Prov 25:12 : 12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
• Eccl 10:2-3 : 2 The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong. 3 And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.