18Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!


In Context

15 There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

16 Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.

17 Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

18 Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!

19 He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

Proverbs 20:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:18[Every] purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:18Make plans by seeking advice; if you wage war, obtain guidance.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:18Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:18Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:18Every purpose is established by counsel: and by wise guidance make thou war,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.