Proverbs 24:6
For you make war for yourself by plans, || And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
Literal Standard 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
5The wise [is] mighty in strength, || And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,
7Wisdom [is] high for a fool, he does not open his mouth in the gate.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:14Without counsels a people falls, || And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
Proverbs 20:18You establish purposes by counsel, || And with plans you make war.
1 Corinthians 9:25and everyone who is striving is temperate in all things; these, indeed, then, that they may receive a corruptible garland, but we an incorruptible;
1 Timothy 6:11and you, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness.
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 →