Let the wise hear and (A)increase in learning,
    and the one who understands obtain guidance,

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let the wise, too, hear and gain in learning
    and the discerning acquire skill,(A)

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

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  1. 11.14 Or an army

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 Where there is no guidance, a nation[a] falls,
    but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.(A)

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  1. 11.14 Or an army

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

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

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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
    that you may gain wisdom in (A)the future.
21 (B)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but (C)it is the purpose of the Lord (D)that will stand.

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20 Listen to advice and accept instruction,
    that you may gain wisdom for the future.(A)
21 The human mind may devise many plans,
    but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.(B)

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

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18 Plans are established by taking advice;
    wage war by following wise guidance.(A)

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take away (A)the wicked from the presence of the king,
    and his (B)throne will be established in righteousness.

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take away the wicked from the presence of the king,
    and his throne will be established in righteousness.(A)

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

Perfume and incense make the heart glad,
    but the soul is torn by trouble.[a]

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  1. 27.9 Gk: Heb the sweetness of a friend is better than one’s own counsel

12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
    all his officials will be wicked.

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12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
    all his officials will be wicked.

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