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Proverbs 15:22

Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

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הָפֵ֣רhaferbreakפָּרַרverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “break”, the verb used for emphasisH6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate[idiom] any ways, break (asunder), cast off, cause to cease, [idiom] clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make of none effect, fail, frustrate, bring (come) to nought, [idiom] utterly, make void.מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתmachashavotcunningמַחֲשָׁבָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “cunning”, the ordinary formH4284a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.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).ס֑וֹדsodsecretסוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “secret”, the ordinary formH5475a session, i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secretassembly, consel, inward, secret (counsel).וּבְרֹ֖בuverovand in abundanceרֹבconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and 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).יוֹעֲצִ֣יםyoatsimadviseיָעַץverb, 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.תָּקֽוּםtaqumriseקוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For want of counsel purposes are frustrated; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

Young’s Literal Translation

Without counsel [is] the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.

World English Bible

Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

Darby Translation

Without counsel purposes are disappointed; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

Douay-Rheims

Designs are brought to nothing where there is no counsel: but where there are many counsellors, they are established.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For want of counsel purposes are frustrated; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They that honour not councils put off deliberation; but counsel abides in the hearts of counsellors.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑπερτίθενται λογισμοὺς οἱ μὴ τιμῶντες συνέδρια, ἐν δὲ καρδίαις βουλευομένων μένει βουλή.