Proverbs 24:6

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

American Standard Version (1901)

For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Bible in Basic English

For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Because war is managed by due ordering: and there shall be safety where there are many counsels.

Free Bible Version

for with wise guidance you can go to war; you will be victorious by having many good advisors.

Geneva Bible 1599

For with counsel thou shalt enterprise thy warre, and in the multitude of them that can giue counsell, is health.

King James (Authorized) Version

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

One Unity Resource Bible

for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisers.

Translation for Translators

Leaders can fight battles if they have wise advisors, and they win those battles if they have many good advisors.

Unlocked Literal Bible

for by wise direction you can wage your war and with many advisors there is victory.

Noah Webster Bible

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counselors there is safety.

World English Bible

for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.

Young's Literal Translation

For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.

Context

Saying 22

⁵A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength. ⁶Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

Sermons

Sanctification -- When It Is -- Our Standards

J.H. Collins

Summary

This verse highlights the importance of seeking wise counsel and guidance when making decisions or facing challenges. It emphasizes the value of wisdom and understanding in navigating life's complexities, indicating that victory and success come from having a multitude of counselors. By seeking advice from those who are knowledgeable and discerning, individuals can make informed choices and avoid pitfalls, leading to favorable outcomes and blessings in various aspects of life.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Wisdom is too high for a fool,.... It is out of his reach, he cannot attain it; natural wisdom, or the knowledge of many things in nature; at least it seems so to himself, and therefore will not take any pains, or make use of any means, to obtain it; as the knowledge of human laws; of medicine, of philosophy, of languages, or of any of the liberal arts and sciences; or he has not really a capacity for it. This is more especially true of spiritual wisdom, or of the knowledge of divine things in a spiritual way; or of the things Of the Spirit of God, which a natural man cannot know, because they are spiritually discerned; it is God only makes men to know this kind of wisdom in the hidden part, Co1 2:14; for as a "fool" here denotes a wicked man, let his natural parts be what they will; so wisdom spiritual knowledge, and experience of divine things, which is too high for an unregenerate man to reach; see a like phrase in Psa 139:6; he openeth not his mouth in the gate; he is not qualified far it; and if he has any knowledge of himself, he will not venture to speak in a public assembly, in the house of parliament, in a court of judicature, or in the company of men of knowledge and sense; and indeed it is his highest wisdom to keep silence, and not betray his ignorance: and so with regard to spiritual things; a man that wisdom is too high for, and he has no share of it, shall not or ought not to open his mouth where Wisdom cries; even in the gates of the cities, or in the public assemblies of the saints, Pro 1:21.