Proverbs 11:14
Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in a multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Noyes Bible
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 another shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is sure.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a wellspring of life to him that hath it. And the chastisement of fools is their folly.
Proverbs 24:6For by wise counsel shalt thou make war, And by the multitude of counsellors cometh success.
Acts 15:6And the apostles and the elders came together to consider 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 →