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

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

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

²⁰ Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
That you may be wise ^(A)in your latter days.

²¹ There are many plans in a man’s heart,
^(B)Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.

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

⁹ Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by ^[a]hearty counsel.

¹² If a ruler pays attention to lies,
All his servants become wicked.