But if they had stood in My counsel, and if they had hearkened to My words, then would they have turned My people from their evil practices.

And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, What sort of a spirit of the Lord [has] spoken in you?

Or have you heard the ordinance of the Lord? Or has God used you as [His] counselor? Has wisdom come [only] to you?

Truly among us are both the old and very aged man, more advanced in days than your father.

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah drew near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said to him, By what way did the Spirit of the Lord pass from me to speak to you?

Who has known the mind of the Lord? And who has been His counselor, to instruct Him?

Or with whom has He taken counsel, and he has instructed Him? Or who has taught Him judgment, or who has taught Him the way of understanding;

For "Who has known the mind of the LORD, that he may instruct Him?" But we have the mind of Christ.

The Lord is the strength of them that fear Him; and His covenant is to manifest [truth] to them.

For the Lord God will do nothing without revealing instruction to His servants the prophets.

No longer do I call you servants, because a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, because all things which I heard from My Father I have made known to you.