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Proverbs 11:14
14A nation will fall if it has no wise leaders. But it will do well if there are people who give good advice.
Proverbs 11:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
- New International Version (NIV)For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Context of Proverbs 11:14
12When someone insults his neighbour, it shows that he is foolish. But a wise person stays quiet. 13If a person talks too much about other people, he will soon tell their secrets. But someone that you can trust will not tell your secrets to other people. A nation will fall if it has no wise leaders. But it will do well if there are people who give good advice. 15If you promise to pay a stranger's debt, you will be sorry. You will be safe if you do not agree to do that. 16A kind woman receives honour, but cruel men only get riches for themselves.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:14 word by word
בְּאֵ֣ין תַּ֭חְבֻּלוֹת יִפָּל־עָ֑ם וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗ה בְּרֹ֣ב יוֹעֵֽץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:14
- Proverbs 15:22Without good advice, your ideas will never happen. But you will do well if you have many advisors.
- Proverbs 16:22Wisdom is like a spring of fresh water that gives life to those who have it. But the silly things that fools do brings them punishment.
- Proverbs 24:6If you receive good advice before you fight a battle, you will win against your enemy.
- 1 Kings 12:1Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all the Israelites had gone there to make him king.
- Isaiah 19:11The royal officers in Zoan are fools! Pharaoh's wise leaders tell him to do stupid things! They should not boast to Pharaoh that they are wise. They should not say that they are descendants of wise kings from long ago.
- Acts 15:6So the apostles and the other leaders of the believers met to talk about this problem.
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Counsel - See Proverbs 1:5 note. This precept may well be thought of as coming with special force at the time of the organization of the monarchy of Israel. Compare 1 Kings 12:6.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14Verse 14 We shall often find it to our advantage to advise with others.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14The future of a nation depends on wise decisions.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. counsel--the art of governing (Pr 1:5). counsellors--literally, "one giving counsel"; the participle used as a collective.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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