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

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

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

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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 the (A)wicked before 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 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 listens to lies,
    all of his officials are wicked.

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

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