Proverbs 11:14

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 11:1-31

Proverbs 11:1 . A false balance is an abomination to the Lord. A dishonest tradesman here receives a hard stroke. Though his weight be but little short of the standard; yet by using it a thousand times the fraud becomes great, and greater still as it falls chiefly on the poor. Deuteronomy 25:13. The apologies which offenders make on the ground of accident or negligence, are often but an addition to the crime. The injured perhaps might place some sort of confidence in the excuse, were he in... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 11:14

Proverbs 11:14Where no counsel is, the people fall. The value of adviceKings and rulers stand in special need of counsel. When a ruler is surrounded by good counsellors he and his people are safe. We can trace this truth in the rise and fall of nations. God’s advice is one of our most valuable helps, and the text tells us not to neglect it. Man is apt to go astray. His judgment is sometimes misled; while his affections are corrupted, and his will is ungoverned.I. Why do we need advice? The... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 11:14

Pro 11:14 Where no counsel [is], the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors [there is] safety. Ver. 14. Where no counsel is, the people fall. ] As where no pilot is, the ship miscarrieth. The Vulgate render it, Ubi non est gubernator, corruit populus. Tyranny is better than anarchy. And yet, "Woe also to thee, O land, whose king is a child"; that is, wilful and uncounsellable, as Rehoboam, who was a child at forty years old, whenas his father was a man at twenty. Age is no just... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 11:14

Proverbs 15:22, Proverbs 16:22, Proverbs 24:6, 1 Kings 12:1-Psalms :, Isaiah 19:11-2 Chronicles :, Acts 15:6-Ecclesiastes : Reciprocal: Judges 19:30 - consider 1 Kings 1:12 - let me 1 Kings 20:7 - all the elders 2 Chronicles 20:21 - consulted 2 Chronicles 30:2 - the king read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 11:14

14. Where no counsel is No pilotage, guidance, or wise management. Miller renders helmsmanhip instead of “counsel.” The people fall Rather, a people or nation falls. It probably applies to States or entire communities. In the multitude of counsellers Or, in the greatness of the counsellor, is safety. If the word יועצ , ( yo’hets,) which is singular, is to be understood as a collective noun, (counsellors,) it is implied that they are more or less capable; otherwise, the multiplicity... read more

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 11:1-31

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 11:14

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 11:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 11:14

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 11:14

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