Proverbs 11:14
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
King James Version
In Context
13A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:1And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
Proverbs 24:6For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Acts 15:6And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of 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 →