You want the truth?
The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.”
2 Chronicles 18:7 NIV
The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the other prophets without exception are predicting success for the king. Let your word agree with theirs, and speak favorably.” But Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what my God says.
2 Chronicles 18:12-13 NIV
Micaiah declared, “If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Mark my words, all you people!
2 Chronicles 18:27 NIV
Sometimes the truth hurts.
Micaiah’s prophesy wasn’t what the king wanted to hear so he wasn’t often consulted.
Though it would have saved his life, he rejected the truth for a deception of lies and paid the ultimate price.
“I told you so” is not what we want to hear after making a bad decision on wicked counsel.
2 Timothy 4:3, states that people will accumulate teachers who “tickle their ears” to hear what they want to hear rather than the truth.
A genuinely worthy friend will always tell you the truth, good or bad, because they love you more than your approval.