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

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

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

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

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