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.

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

⁵ Take away the ^(A)wicked before the king,
And his ^(B)throne will be established in righteousness.

^9 (A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
So a ^[a]man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.

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