14 (A)Where there is no counsel, the people fall;
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

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14 Without guidance, a people will fall,
but with many counselors there is deliverance.(A)

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22 (A)Without counsel, plans go awry,
But in the multitude of counselors they are established.

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22 Plans fail when there is no counsel,
but with many advisers they succeed.(A)

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

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18 Finalize plans with counsel,(A)
and wage war with sound guidance.(B)

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(A)A wise man is strong,
Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;
(B)For by wise counsel you will wage your own war,
And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.

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A wise warrior is better than a strong one,[a]
and a man of knowledge than one of strength;[b](A)
for you should wage war with sound guidance—
victory comes with many counselors.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 24:5 LXX, Syr; MT reads is in strength
  2. 24:5 LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads knowledge exerts strength

Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [a]hearty counsel.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul

Oil(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 27:9 LXX reads heart, but the soul is torn up by affliction