for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.
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for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.
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For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
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For with wise advice thou shalt make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
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Passages linked to Proverbs 24:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Proverbs 11:14 Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
- Proverbs 20:18 Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
- Proverbs 15:22 Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.
- Luke 14:31 Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
- Ephesians 6:10-20 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace, above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints: on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
- 1 Timothy 6:11-12 But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
- 1 Corinthians 9:25-27 Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible. I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air, but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
- 2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Pro 24:6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make…
Pro 24:6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.
Ver. 6. For by wise counsel.] {See Trapp on "Pro 20:18"} This Salust delivers as the sentence of the wisest sages, but Solomon said it long before.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain War is better managed by wisdom than by strength.…
War is better managed by wisdom than by strength. So this proves what he said in the last verse.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Wisdom is too high for a fool,.... It is…
Wisdom is too high for a fool,.... It is out of his reach, he cannot attain it; natural wisdom, or the knowledge of many things in nature; at least it seems so to himself, and therefore will not take any pains, or make use of any means, to obtain it; as the knowledge of human laws; of medicine, of philosophy, of languages, or of any of the liberal arts and sciences; or he has not really a capacity for it. This is more especially true of spiritual wisdom, or of the knowledge of divine things in a spiritual way; or of the things Of the Spirit of God, which a natural man cannot know, because they are spiritually discerned; it is God only makes men to know this kind of wisdom in the hidden part, Co1 2:14; for as a "fool" here denotes a wicked man, let his natural parts be what they will; so wisdom spiritual knowledge, and experience of divine things, which is too high for an unregenerate man to reach; see a like phrase in Psa 139:6;
he openeth not his mouth in the gate; he is not qualified far it; and if he has any knowledge of himself, he will not venture to speak in a public assembly, in the house of parliament, in a court of judicature, or in the company of men of knowledge and sense; and indeed it is his highest wisdom to keep silence, and not betray his ignorance: and so with regard to spiritual things; a man that wisdom is too high for, and he has no share of it, shall not or ought not to open his mouth where Wisdom cries; even in the gates of the cities, or in the public assemblies of the saints, Pro 1:21.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Thy war - War is better managed by wisdom…
Thy war - War is better managed by wisdom than by strength.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 6. By wise counsel thou shalt make thy…
Verse 6. By wise counsel thou shalt make thy war] See Clarke on Pr 20:18.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Counsels. "Consult many what ought to be done, but…
Counsels. "Consult many what ought to be done, but only a few of the most faithful, or rather thyself alone, what thou art about to do." (Veget. iii. 9., and 27.)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 6. By wise counsel… war — This is a…
6. By wise counsel… war — This is a combination of two halves of proverbs which are recorded in Pro_11:14, and Pro_20:18. Compare also Pro_15:22. It may be considered an illustration of the preceding maxim. It is only by wise counsels, ordinarily, that wars can be successful. Skilful strategy often accomplishes more than physical force. It may be intended, also, as a precept for rulers. Stuart renders: “For with skilful management must thou make war for thyself, and there is discretion in much counsel.” Zockler: “Victory in abundance of counsel.” Comp. Pro_15:22; Pro_20:18; Pro_11:14.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. safety] or victory, as in 2Sa_19:2, and perhaps…
6. safety] or victory, as in 2Sa_19:2, and perhaps in 2Ki_5:1. The first half of this proverb occurs Pro_20:18, and the second Pro_11:14.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) Wise counsel.—See above on Pro_1:5. In the great…
(6) Wise counsel.—See above on Pro_1:5. In the great spiritual fight also (Eph_6:12) we need wise counsel, to see the end to be aimed at, and the means of attaining it.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Thy war; war for thyself, for thy profit, equivalent…
Thy war; war for thyself, for thy profit, equivalent to "successful war". (comp. Exo_14:14) The clause is an echo of Pro_20:18 (where see note). The last line is a repetition of Pro_11:14. (comp. also Pro_15:22) Septuagint, "War is made with generalship (kubernhsewv ), and help with a heart that counsels."
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain v. 6. For by wise counsel thou shalt make…
v. 6. For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war, carry it forward to a successful issue, and in multitude of counselors, all of whom contribute good advice, there is safety, matters are sure to go forward favorably. cf Pro 20:18; Pro 11:14; Pro 15:22.
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