Proverbs 24:6
For by wise counsel you shall make your war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Updated King James 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
5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increases strength.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he opens not his mouth in the gate.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:14Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Proverbs 20:18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
1 Corinthians 9:25And every man that strives for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
1 Timothy 6:11But you, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, (o. agape) patience, 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 →