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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 Where there is (A)no guidance, a people falls,
    (B)but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.

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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 (A)Without counsel plans fail,
    but with many advisers they succeed.

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

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18 (A)Plans are established by counsel;
    by (B)wise guidance (C)wage war.

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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)A wise man is full of strength,
    and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
for by (B)wise guidance you can wage your war,
    and in (C)abundance of counselors there is victory.

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

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(A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
    and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:9 Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel