When there is no guidance ¹  a nation falls, but there is success ²  in the abundance of counselors.

biblegateway Pro 11:14

Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory.

Without guidance, people fall, but with many counselors there is deliverance.

A nation will fall when there is no direction, but with many advisers there is victory.

biblegateway Pro 11:14

For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure.

Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.

bibleoremus Pro 11:14

Where there is no guidance, a nation falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.

For want of skilful strategy an army is lost; victory is the fruit of long planning.

biblegateway Pro 11:14

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

Where no counsel [is], the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.

biblegateway Pro 11:14

When there is no guidance ¹  a nation falls, but there is success ²  in the abundance of counselors.

¹ tn The word תַּחְבֻּלוֹת (takhvulot, “guidance; direction”) is derived from the root I חָבַל (khaval, “rope-pulling” and “steering” or “directing” a ship; BDB 286 s.v.). Thus spiritual guidance is like steering a ship, here the ship of state (R. N. Whybray, Proverbs [CBC], 68; Prov 1:5). Advice is necessary for the success of a nation.

² tn Heb “victory.” This term תְּשׁוּעָה (teshu’ah) means “salvation” or “victory” (BDB 448 s.v.); cf. NAB, TEV “security”; NRSV, NLT “safety.” Here, it connotes “success” as the antithesis of the nation falling. The setting could be one of battle or economics. Victory or success will be more likely with good advice. This assumes that the counselors are wise.