John Gill's Exposition on Proverbs 15:22

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Without counsel purposes are disappointed, etc.] If a man determines and resolves upon a matter, and at once hastily and precipitately goes about it, without mature deliberation, without consulting with himself, and taking the advice of others in forming a scheme to bring about his designs, it generally comes to nothing; see (<421428>Luke 14:28-32); or “without a secret”f452 without keeping one; if a man divulges his intentions, it is much if they are not frustrated; so the Targum, “vain are the thoughts (or designs) where there is no secret;” if a man makes no secret of what he designs to do, he is easily counterworked, and his purposes disappointed; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established; his purposes are, as in (<202018>Proverbs 20:18); having the advice of others, and these many, he is confirmed that he is right in what he has thought of and purposed to do; and therefore goes about it with the greater spirit and cheerfulness, and is most likely to succeed, and generally does; see (<201114>Proverbs 11:14).

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