Proverbs 11:14
Where there is no governor, the people shall fall. But where there is much counsel, well-being shall be.
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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 12:1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem. For in that place, all of Israel had gathered to appoint him as king.
Proverbs 16:22Learning is a fountain of life to one who possesses it. The doctrine of the foolish is senseless.
Proverbs 24:6For war is undertaken in an orderly manner, and safety shall be where there are many counsels.
Acts 15:6And the Apostles and elders came together to take care of this matter.
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 →