Proverbs 11:14
Where no counsayle is, there the people decay: but wheras many are that can geue counsayle, there is wealth.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
In Context
15He that is suretie for a straunger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretishyp is sure.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:22Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.
Proverbs 24:6For with discretion must warres be taken in hand: and where as are many that can geue counsaile, there is health.
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 →