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Proverbs 11:14

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

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בְּאֵ֣יןbeeynin elseאַיִןpreposition, particle, negative — “in else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).תַּ֭חְבֻּלוֹתtachbulotgood adviceתַּחְבֻּלָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “good advice”, the ordinary formH8458(only in plural) properly, steerage (as a management of ropes), i.e. (figuratively) guidance or (by implication) a plangood advice, (wise) counsels.יִפָּלyipalfallנָפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…עָ֑םampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗הuteshuahand deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and deliverance”, the ordinary formH8668rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual)deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory.בְּרֹ֣בberovin abundanceרֹבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in abundance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7230abundance (in any respect)abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).יוֹעֵֽץyoetsadviseיָעַץverb, qal, participle, absolute — “advise”, a verb used as a describing wordH3289to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolveadvertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Where no wise direction is, a people falleth; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Young’s Literal Translation

Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.

World English Bible

Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.

Darby Translation

Where no advice is, the people fall; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Douay-Rheims

Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Where no wise direction is, a people falleth; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They that have no guidance fall like leaves: but in much counsel there is safety.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἷς μὴ ὑπάρχει κυβέρνησις, πίπτουσιν ὥσπερ φύλλα, σωτηρία δὲ ὑπάρχει ἐν πολλῇ βουλῇ.