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14 Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls,
    but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.

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14 Without guidance, a people will fall,
but with many counselors there is deliverance.(A)

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22 Where there is no counsel, plans fail;
    but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

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22 Plans fail when there is no counsel,
but with many advisers they succeed.(A)

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18 Plans are established by advice;
    by wise guidance you wage war!

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18 Finalize plans with counsel,(A)
and wage war with sound guidance.(B)

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A wise man has great power;
    and a knowledgeable man increases strength;
for by wise guidance you wage your war;
    and victory is in many advisors.

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A wise warrior is better than a strong one,[a]
and a man of knowledge than one of strength;[b](A)
for you should wage war with sound guidance—
victory comes with many counselors.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 24:5 LXX, Syr; MT reads is in strength
  2. 24:5 LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads knowledge exerts strength

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
    so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.

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Oil(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 27:9 LXX reads heart, but the soul is torn up by affliction