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14 Without guidance, a people will fall,
    but there is victory with many counselors.

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22 Plans fail with no counsel,
    but with many counselors they succeed.

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18 Plans are firmed up by advice;
    wage wars with good guidance.

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A wise person is mightier than a strong one;[a]
    a knowledgeable person than a powerful one.
You should make war with guidance;
    victory comes with many counselors.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:5 LXX; MT A wise man is strong.

Oil and incense make the heart glad,
    and the sweetness of friends comes from their advice.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:9 Heb uncertain

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