Proverbs 11:14
They that have no + 11:14 Or, governance. guidance fall like leaves: but in much counsel there is safety.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
In Context
15A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man: and he hates the sound of safety.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:1-2 And king Roboam goes to Sikima; for all Israel were coming to Sikima to make him king.
Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessors; but the instruction of fools is evil.
Proverbs 24:6War is carried on with generalship, and aid is supplied to the heart of a counsellor.
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 →