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Proverbs 24:6
6If you receive good advice before you fight a battle, you will win against your enemy.
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
4Knowledge will help him to fill its rooms with beautiful and valuable things. 521. A wise man is better than a brave soldier. If a man learns knowledge, he will become stronger. If you receive good advice before you fight a battle, you will win against your enemy. 722. A fool cannot understand wisdom. He has nothing to say when leaders meet. 823. If anyone has ideas to do evil things, people will know that he always causes trouble.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:6 word by word
כִּ֣י בְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ֣ מִלְחָמָ֑ה וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗ה בְּרֹ֣ב יוֹעֵֽץ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 24:6
- Proverbs 20:18Things will go well if you receive good advice. If you want to fight a war, ask wise people to be your advisors.
- Luke 14:31Then Jesus gave them another example. ‘Perhaps a king wants to fight a war against another king. But before he goes to fight, he sits down. He thinks to himself. “Can I win this war? My army is large, with 10,000 men. But the other king has twice as many soldiers in his army.
- 1 Corinthians 9:25People who run in races prepare their bodies well. They make themselves work very hard. They do this so that they will win a prize that will quickly become spoiled. But we work hard to receive a prize that will never become spoiled.
- Ephesians 6:10At the end of my letter, I want to say this to you: Be united with the Lord, so that you are strong. Then his great power will help you.
- 1 Timothy 6:11But you, Timothy, are a servant of God. So keep away from all bad things like that. Instead, always try to do what is right. Serve God in a way that pleases him. Choose to trust God and to love other people. Continue to be strong when you have trouble. Be kind to people.
- 2 Timothy 4:7I have worked to serve Christ well. I have finished everything that God wanted me to do. I am like a runner who has run to the end of the race. I have continued to believe God's true message.
- Proverbs 11:14A nation will fall if it has no wise leaders. But it will do well if there are people who give good advice.
- Proverbs 15:22Without good advice, your ideas will never happen. But you will do well if you have many advisors.
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
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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
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