“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.”
King James Version (KJV)
11:12 Despiseth - Which he shews by contemptuous or reproachful expressions. Holdeth peace - Forbears all such expressions, and silently and patiently bears those reproaches.
11:13 Secrets - Such things as were committed to his trust with a charge of secrecy.
11:16 Gracious woman - A woman endued with the grace of God. Retaineth - Or, holdeth fast her honour, or reputation.