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Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.
    Let those with understanding receive guidance

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Let the wise man hear and (A)increase in learning,
And a (B)man of understanding will acquire guidance,

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14 Without wise leadership, a nation falls;
    there is safety in having many advisers.

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14 Where there is no (A)guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is salvation.

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14 Without wise leadership, a nation falls;
    there is safety in having many advisers.

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14 Where there is no (A)guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is salvation.

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22 Plans go wrong for lack of advice;
    many advisers bring success.

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

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  1. Proverbs 15:22 Lit thoughts
  2. Proverbs 15:22 Or are established

20 Get all the advice and instruction you can,
    so you will be wise the rest of your life.

21 You can make many plans,
    but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.

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20 (A)Listen to counsel and receive discipline,
That you may be wise in [a]the end of your days.
21 Many [b](B)thoughts are in a man’s heart,
But it is the (C)counsel of Yahweh that will stand.

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  1. Proverbs 19:20 Lit your latter end
  2. Proverbs 19:21 Or plans

18 Plans succeed through good counsel;
    don’t go to war without wise advice.

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18 [a](A)Thoughts are established by counsel,
So (B)make war by guidance.

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  1. Proverbs 20:18 Or Plans

Remove the wicked from the king’s court,
    and his reign will be made secure by justice.

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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 heartfelt counsel of a friend
    is as sweet as perfume and incense.

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(A)Oil and incense make the heart glad,
So counsel from the [a]soul is sweet to his friend.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s counsel

12 If a ruler pays attention to liars,
    all his advisers will be wicked.

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

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