Wise Counseling—Sympathy is good, wisely given, but it must be judiciously imparted, with a knowledge that the subject is deserving sympathy. What shall be said of receiving advice and counsel? Proverbs 25:9-12: “Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself; and discover not a secret to another: lest he that heareth it put thee to shame A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.” {2MCP 772.1}

Klog rådgivning — Sympati er noget godt, når den ydes klogt, men den må ydes med omtanke og med viden om, at genstanden for den fortjener sympati. Hvad kan man sige om at tage mod råd fra andre? Ordsp 25,9-12: "Før sagen med din næste til ende, men røb ej anden mands hemmelighed; thi ellers vil den, der hører det, smæde dig. ..... Æbler af guld i skåle af sølv er ord, som tales i rette tid. En guldring, et gyldent smykke er revsende vismand for lyttende øre."