Proverbs Chapter 11 verse 14 Holy Bible
Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
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When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.
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Where no advice is, the people fall; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
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Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
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Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, But in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
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Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance `is' in a multitude of counsellors.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 14. - Where no counsel is. The word properly means "steersmanship," "pilotage" (Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 12:5; Proverbs 24:6). So Vulgate, gubernator; Septuagint, κυβέρνησις, "They who have no government fall like leaves," reading alim instead of am. In the multitude of counsellors (Proverbs 15:22; Proverbs 20:18; Proverbs 24:6). This would go to prove the superiority of a popular government over the despotism of a single ruler. But the caution of our homely proverb is net inopportune, "Too many cooks spoil the broth."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(14) In the multitude of counsellors there is safety--i.e., where there are plenty to guide the state.
