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

4and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance. 5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength. For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. 7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate. 8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.

Proverbs 24:6 word by word

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

• makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• multitudeרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:6

• Proverbs 20:18Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.
• Luke 14:31Or what king, going on his way to engage in war with another king, does not, sitting down first, take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand?
• 1 Corinthians 9:25But every one that contends [for a prize] is temperate in all things: they then indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
• Ephesians 6:10For the rest, brethren, be strong in [the] Lord, and in the might of his strength.
• 1 Timothy 6:11But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have combated the good combat, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
• Proverbs 11:14Where no advice is, the people fall; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
• Proverbs 15:22Without counsel purposes are disappointed; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

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