Proverbs 20:18
Purposes are established by counsel; Therefore with good advice make war.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
In Context
17The bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:14Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in a multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:18
17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Note, 1. Sin may possibly be pleasant in the commission: Bread of deceit, wealth gotten by fraud, by lying and oppression, may be sweet to a man, and the more sweet for its being ill-gotten, such pleasure does the carnal mind take in the success of its wicked projects. All the pleasures and profits of sin are bread of deceit. They are stolen, for they are forbidden fruit; and they will deceive men, for they are not what… Read the whole commentary →