If you seek advice: Then, too, heed your own heart's counsel; for there is nothing you can depend on more

The Bible gives us some common sense teachings when we seek advice from others. But first of all we have to start from a principle, we have to know the people we ask to tell us their thoughts on some issue or matter, superficial people who go by appearances will never give to us a good advice; if we seek advice from selfish people these people will advise us based first on their own good and after ours. That is why the best advice is the advice that the wise give us (the master of wisdom Ben Sira identifies the sage with the religious person), because the wise give advice based on the highest good, the wise man is precise and accurate in his words and actions. The wise always have a particular perspective on problems and their advice is always appropriate, this is why the bible teaches us: "The wise have eyes in their heads, while the fool walks in the darkness" Ecclesiastes 2:14.
The wisdom teacher also warns us that we must be attentive to our instincts, to our intuition about things if we do not want to fail.
In the advice of others can be the difference between the success or failure of our plans and projects, that's why the bible expresses:
"Every counselor points out a way,
but some counsel ways of their own.
Watch out when one offers advice;
find out first of all what he wants.
For he also may be thinking of himself—
Why should the opportunity fall to him?
He may tell you how good your way will be,
and then stand by to see you impoverished.
Seek no advice from your father-in-law,
and from one who is envious of you, keep your intentions hidden.
Seek no advice from a woman about her rival,
from a coward about a war,
from a merchant about business,
from a buyer about value,
from a miser about generosity,
from a cruel person about well-being,
from a worthless worker about his work,
from a seasonal laborer about the harvest,
from an idle slave bout a great task—
pay no attention to any advice they give.
Instead, associate with a religious person,
who you know keeps the commandments;
Who is like-minded with yourself
and will grieve for you if you fall.
Then, too, heed your own heart's counsel;
for there is nothing you can depend on more." Ben Sirach 37:7-13.

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