Proverbs 11:14
Where no wise direction is, a people falleth; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 12:1And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a fountain of life unto him that hath it; but folly is the chastisement of fools.
Proverbs 24:6For with wise advice thou shalt make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
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 →