Proverbs 24:6

Proverbs 24:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
• New International Version (NIV)Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For by wise counsel you will wage your own war, And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.

Context of Proverbs 24:6

4through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure. 5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength. Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors. 7Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place. 8He who plots evil will be called a schemer.

Proverbs 24:6 word by word

כִּ֣י בְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ֣ מִלְחָמָ֑ה וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗ה בְּרֹ֣ב יוֹעֵֽץ׃Read the interlinear

• Onlyכִּיkîy · forH3588
• with sound guidanceתַּחְבֻּלָהtachbûlâh tachbûlâh · counselH8458
• should you wageעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• and victoryתְּשׁוּעָהteshû‛âh teshû‛âh · deliverance: victoryH8668
• lies in a multitudeרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of counselorsיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:6

• Proverbs 20:18Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
• Luke 14:31Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
• 1 Corinthians 9:25Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
• 1 Timothy 6:11But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
• Proverbs 11:14For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
• Proverbs 15:22Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

Commentaries on Proverbs 24:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6By wise counsel thou shalt make thy war - See note on Proverbs 20:18.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-6Verses 3-6 Piety and prudence in outward affairs, both go together to complete a wise man. By knowledge the soul is filled with the graces and comforts of the spirit, those precious and pleasant riches. The spirit is strengthened for the spiritual work and the spiritual warfare, by true wisdom.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Saying 21: See Proverbs 21:22.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. The general statement (Ec 9:16, 18) is specially illustrated (compare Pr 21:22; Psa 144:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 24:6

• Counsel
• Prudence
• Speaking
• War
• Wisdom
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Faint
• Respect
• Counsel; Counsellor
• Face
• Proverbs, the Book of

Commentaries on Proverbs 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings