Proverbs 24:6
For by wise guidance thou shall make thy war, and in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
In Context
5A wise man is strong, yea, a man of knowledge increases might.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool. He opens not his mouth in the gate.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:14Where no wise guidance is, the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Proverbs 20:18Every purpose is established by counsel, and by wise guidance make thou war.
1 Corinthians 9:25And every man who strives for mastery exercises self-control in all things. Indeed therefore those men do it so that they might obtain a perishable crown, but we an imperishable.
1 Timothy 6:11But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, mildness.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:4-7
3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: 4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. 5 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. 6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. We are tempted to envy those that grow rich, and raise their estates and families, by such unjust courses as our consciences will by no means suffer us to use. But, to set aside that… Read the whole commentary →