Bible verse
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
Proverbs 15:22 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 15.
18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
19 The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
21 Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
23 A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!
24 The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
25 The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow.
26 The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.
KJV
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellers they are established.
ASV
Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
ERV
Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
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