Proverbs 11:14
Without counsels a people falls, || And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
Literal 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
13A busybody is revealing secret counsel, || And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:1And Rehoboam goes to Shechem, for all Israel has come to Shechem to make him king.
Proverbs 16:22Understanding [is] a fountain of life to its possessors, || The instruction of fools is folly.
Proverbs 24:6For you make war for yourself by plans, || And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
Acts 15:6And there were gathered together the apostles and the elders, 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 →