Proverbs 11:14
New King James Version (NKJV)
14 Where there is no counsel, the people fall;
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Proverbs 15:22
New King James Version (NKJV)
22 Without counsel, plans go awry,
But in the multitude of counselors they are established.
Proverbs 18:1
New King James Version (NKJV)
A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire;
He rages against all wise judgment.
Proverbs 19:20
New King James Version (NKJV)
20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
That you may be wise in your latter days.
Proverbs 19:27
New King James Version (NKJV)
27 Cease listening to instruction, my son,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 24:5-6
New King James Version (NKJV)
5 A wise man is strong,
Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;
6 For by wise counsel you will wage your own war,
And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
New International Version
6 Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.
New Living Translation
6 So don’t go to war without wise guidance; victory depends on having many advisers.
English Standard Version
6 for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
Proverbs 13:10
New King James Version (NKJV)
10 By pride comes nothing but strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 20:18
New King James Version (NKJV)
18 Plans are established by counsel;
By wise counsel wage war.
Increasing in Wisdom
Proverbs 9:8-9
New King James Version (NKJV)
8 Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you;
Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
Secret Counsel
Proverbs 3:32
New King James Version (NKJV)
32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
But His secret counsel is with the upright.
Proverbs 20:5
New King James Version (NKJV)
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.