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Wise people can also listen and ·learn [add/increase teaching];
    even ·they [L those with understanding] can find good ·advice in these words [guidance].

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A wise person will hear and (A)increase in learning,
And a (B)person of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

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14 Without ·leadership [guidance] a ·nation [people] falls,
but ·lots of good advice [L an abundance of counselors] will ·save it [bring victory; Eccl. 9:13–15].

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14 Where there is no (A)guidance the people fall,
But in an abundance of counselors there is [a]victory.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:14 Lit deliverance

14 Without ·leadership [guidance] a ·nation [people] falls,
but ·lots of good advice [L an abundance of counselors] will ·save it [bring victory; Eccl. 9:13–15].

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14 Where there is no (A)guidance the people fall,
But in an abundance of counselors there is [a]victory.

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  1. Proverbs 11:14 Lit deliverance

22 Plans fail without good advice,
but they succeed with the advice of many others.

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22 Without consultation, plans are frustrated,
But with many counselors they [a]succeed.

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  1. Proverbs 15:22 Or are established

20 Listen to advice and accept correction,
and in the ·end [future] you will be wise.

21 People can make all kinds of plans,
but only the Lord’s ·plan [purpose; advice] will ·happen [succeed].

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20 (A)Listen to advice and accept discipline,
So that you may be wise [a]the rest of your days.
21 Many (B)plans are in a person’s heart,
But the (C)advice of the Lord will stand.

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  1. Proverbs 19:20 Lit in your latter end

18 Get advice if you want your plans to ·work [be firm].
If you go to war, get ·the advice of others [guidance].

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18 Prepare (A)plans by consultation,
And (B)make war by wise guidance.

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·Remove [Separate] wicked people from the king’s presence;
    then his ·government [L throne] will be ·honest and last a long time [L established in righteousness].

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Take away the (A)wicked before the king,
And his (B)throne will be established in righteousness.

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The sweet smell of perfume and oils is pleasant,
and so is good advice from a friend.

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(A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
And a [a]person’s advice is sweet to his friend.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s

12 If a ruler pays attention to lies,
all ·his officers [those who serve him] will become wicked [Ps. 101:6–8].

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12 If a (A)ruler pays attention to falsehood,
All his ministers become wicked.

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