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that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning;
    that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

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

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14 Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls,
    but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.

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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 wise guidance, the nation falls,
    but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.

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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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22 Where there is no counsel, plans fail;
    but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

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

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20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
    that you may be wise in your latter end.
21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
    but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.

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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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18 Plans are established by advice;
    by wise guidance you wage war!

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

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Take away the wicked from the king’s presence,
    and his throne will be established in righteousness.

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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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Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
    so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.

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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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Footnotes

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

12 If a ruler listens to lies,
    all of his officials are wicked.

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

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