Proverbs 11:14
בְּאֵין תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִפָּל ־ עָם וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵֽץ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
In Context
13הוֹלֵךְ רָכִיל מְגַלֶּה ־ סּוֹד וְנֶאֱמַן ־ רוּחַ מְכַסֶּה דָבָֽר ׃
15רַע ־ יֵרוֹעַ כִּי ־ עָרַב זָר וְשֹׂנֵא תֹקְעִים בּוֹטֵֽחַ ׃
Cross References
1 Kings 12:1וַיֵּלֶךְ רְחַבְעָם שְׁכֶם כִּי שְׁכֶם בָּא כָל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהַמְלִיךְ אֹתֽוֹ ׃
Proverbs 16:22מְקוֹר חַיִּים שֵׂכֶל בְּעָלָיו וּמוּסַר אֱוִלִים אִוֶּֽלֶת ׃
Proverbs 24:6כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה ־ לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵֽץ ׃
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 →