⁵ A wise man will hear and ^(A)increase in learning,
And a ^(B)man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

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

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

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

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