Proverbs 11:14
When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 12:1And Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had come together to make him king,
Proverbs 16:22Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.
Proverbs 24:6For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.
Acts 15:6And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:13-14
12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. 13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. I. Silence is here recommended as an instance of true friendship, and a preservative of it, and therefore an evidence, 1. Of wisdom: A man of understanding, that has rule over his own spirit, if he be provoked, holds his peace, that he may neither give vent to his passion nor kindle the passion of others by any opprobrious… Read the whole commentary →