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 the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches. 5A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge increases power. For by wise guidance you will wage war, And in abundance of counselors there is victory. 7Wisdom is too exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth in the gate. 8One who plans to do evil, Men will call a schemer.

Proverbs 24:6 word by word

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

• by wiseתַּחְבֻּלָהtachbûlâh tachbûlâh · counselH8458
• wageעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• in abundanceרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of counselorsיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• there is victoryתְּשׁוּעָהteshû‛âh teshû‛âh · deliverance: victoryH8668

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:6

• Proverbs 20:18Prepare plans by consultation, And make war by wise guidance.
• Luke 14:31Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
• 1 Corinthians 9:25Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.
• 1 Timothy 6:11But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith;
• Proverbs 11:14Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory.
• Proverbs 15:22Without consultation, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors 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