Proverbs 15:22 (LSB)

Passage

Without consultation, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they succeed.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 15:20 A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 15:21 Folly is gladness to him who lacks a heart of wisdom, But a man of discernment walks straight.

Proverbs 15:22 Without consultation, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they succeed.

Proverbs 15:23 A man has gladness in an apt answer, And how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 15:24 The path of life leads upward for the one who has insight That he may turn away from Sheol below.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "without", "consultation", "plans", "frustrated", "counselors", and "succeed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "without" and "consultation", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Folly is gladness to him who lacks..." into verse 23's "A man has gladness in an apt...", so "without" and "consultation" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "without" and "consultation" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.