Proverbs 15:22

The book of Proverbs gives us insights into so many different areas of life. The book gives us instruction on how to live our lives for God. Here is a proverb that gives us insight about getting counsel:

Proverbs 15:22 (ESV)

Without counsel plans fail,

but with many advisers they succeed.

We all have big plans.   We all have very big plans.   Sometimes those plans work out.  Sometimes they fail.   In this proverb Solomon is giving us some good wisdom advice on how to assure we have better success with plans. He has already told us that plans that match God's will have a better chance of succeeding than if we try to do our own will (Proverbs 3).   But, in this proverb he gives us some sound counsel.   If we want our plans to succeed, we should get others to look at them.  Many minds make successful plans.  But, have you noticed that some people don't like to ask others for advice.  They don't want to get contrary opinions.  They are so set on their "plans" they don't want someone to nix their plans by good counsel.  What they do from there is ask only those who agree with them.  But, what Solomon is telling us is that we should ask for consultation, which implies getting diverse opinions.   If you only ask for advice from those who think like you or agree with you or have little depth of faith, you don't and won't improve your plans.  But, true "consultation" from "many counselors" will avoid frustration and produce wise and successful plans.