Proverbs 24:6
For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Darby Translation
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, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:14Where no advice is, the people fall; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Proverbs 20:18Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.
1 Corinthians 9:25But every one that contends [for a prize] is temperate in all things: *they* then indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown, but *we* an incorruptible.
1 Timothy 6:11But *thou*, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.
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 →