2 Chronicles 10:6

And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?

Cross-reference

2 Chronicles 10:9 shows Rehoboam then consulting the young men, the immediate next step that contrasts with the elders' wise counsel.

1 Kings 12:7 is the parallel account of the same elders' counsel, with nearly identical wording to this verse.

Proverbs 12:15 says a wise man listens to advice — Rehoboam sought advice, though he later failed to heed it.

Proverbs 19:20 urges listening to advice to gain wisdom — Rehoboam's consultation of elders is an example of this.