Proverbs 11:14
Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counsellors there is victory.
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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 12:1Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.
Proverbs 24:6for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.
Acts 15:6The apostles and the elders were gathered together 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 →