Proverbs
Proverbs 11:14
14For lack of guidance, a nation falls,
but with many counselors comes deliverance.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For lack | בְּאֵ֣ין | bə·’ên | Preposition-b; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| of guidance | תַּ֭חְבֻּלוֹת | taḥ·bu·lō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H8458 direction, counsel |
| a nation | עָ֑ם | ‘ām | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| falls | יִפָּל־ | yip·pāl- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| but with many | בְּרֹ֣ב | bə·rōḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness |
| counselors | יוֹעֵֽץ׃ | yō·w·‘êṣ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3289 advise, counsel |
| deliverance | וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗ה | ū·ṯə·šū·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H8668 deliverance, salvation |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 24:6 · Proverbs 15:22 · Proverbs 20:18 · Proverbs 16:22 · 1 Kings 12:1–19 · Acts 15:6–21 · Isaiah 19:11–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.