Proverbs 11:14
Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
American Standard Version
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 surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:1And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.
Proverbs 24:6For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Acts 15:6And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider 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 →