Bible Strands
Proverbs 24:6
Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The wisdom instructor addresses a student in a pedagogical sequence, positioning the command between an observation on personal strength and a warning about the fool's silence in the assembly.
The words — תַּחְבֻּלוֹת (tach.bu.lot) means strategic plans or wise directions, and יוֹעֵץ (yo.'Etz) denotes a counselor or adviser.
The thread — The same directive runs through Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs 15:22, and Proverbs 20:18.
Why it lands — The text commands securing multiple advisers before initiating conflict, establishing collaborative counsel as a structural requirement for success rather than a secondary advantage.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 11:14 For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
- Proverbs 20:18 Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
- Proverbs 15:22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
- Luke 14:31 Or 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?
- Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- 1 Timothy 6:11 But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
- 1 Corinthians 9:25 Everyone 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.
- 2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.