Proverbs 24:6
Because war is managed by due ordering: and there shall be safety where there are many counsels.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 knowing man, stout and valiant.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool, in the gate he shall not open his mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:14Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel.
Proverbs 20:18Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments.
1 Corinthians 9:25And every one that striveth for the mastery, refraineth himself from all things: and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible one.
1 Timothy 6:11But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, 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 →