John Gill Commentary Proverbs 15:22

"Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established." — Proverbs 15:22 (ASV)

Without counsel purposes are disappointed
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 (Luke 14:28–32) ; or "without a secret" ^F19 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 (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 (Proverbs 11:14) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F19: (dwo Nyab) "in non secreto", Montanus; "cum non sit secretum", Baynus; "quum nullum est arcanum", Schultens; "ubi non est secretum", Cocceius.