Proverbs 11:14

A nation will be destroyed/ruined if it does not have leaders who guide it wisely; but if there are many good advisors, the nation remains secure.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

In Context

13Those who ◄spread gossip/tell bad things about others► will tell your secrets to others, but if there is someone whom you can trust, you can trust him to not tell your secrets to others.

15If you promise a stranger that you will pay his debt if he cannot pay it himself, you will regret it. You will be safe if you refuse to guarantee that you will pay someone else’s debts.

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Cross References

1 Kings 12:1All [HYP] the people of northern Israel went to Shechem city in order to appoint Rehoboam to be their king. So Rehoboam also went there.

Proverbs 16:22Being wise is like having a fountain that gives life [MET], but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.

Proverbs 24:6Leaders can fight battles if they have wise advisors, and they win those battles if they have many good advisors.

Acts 15:6Then the apostles and the other elders met together in order to talk 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 →

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