Proverbs 11:14
For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
In Context
13A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
Proverbs 24:6Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
Acts 15:6So the apostles and elders met to look into 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 →