Proverbs 11:14: Wise Counsel and the Falling Nation
Proverbs 11:14 treats wise counsel as a practical necessity, not a private luxury. It warns that isolated judgment ends in collapse and commends a multitude of counselors, while remaining a wisdom principle rather than a guarantee.
Psalm 34:17–20: God Near to the Brokenhearted
Psalm 34:17–20 does not promise a life free of affliction. It promises that God hears the cry of the righteous, stays near to the brokenhearted, and keeps those who take refuge in him.
2 Timothy 3:16–17: Is Scripture Sufficient?
Paul ties Scripture's profit to a purpose: equipping God's people for every good work. That purpose answers the sufficiency question without making Scripture the only tool a counselor may pick up.