Proverbs 11:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 11:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 11:14 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 11:14 — KJV
“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.”
— Proverbs 11:14 (KJV)
Proverbs 11:14 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 11:14
“For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 11:14: counsel, multitude, counsellors
“Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away. fugitives: Heb. fallen away”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 11:14: people, fall, multitude
“Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 11:14: where, counsel, counsellors
“Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee. Destroy...: or, Make them guilty by...: or, from their counsels”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 11:14: counsel, fall, multitude
“Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 11:14: where, people, fall
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