⁵ A wise person will hear and ^(A)increase in learning,
And a ^(B)person of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

¹⁴ Where there is no ^(A)guidance the people fall,
But in an abundance of counselors there is ^[a]victory.

¹⁴ Where there is no ^(A)guidance the people fall,
But in an abundance of counselors there is ^[a]victory.

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

^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.