Proverbs 11:14
Where no advice is, the people fall; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
In Context
15It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:1And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
Proverbs 16:22Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly.
Proverbs 24:6For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Acts 15:6And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about 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 →