Proverbs 24:6
for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.
World English Bible British
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 has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,
7Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:14Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counsellors there is victory.
Proverbs 20:18Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
1 Corinthians 9:25Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
1 Timothy 6:11But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
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 →