For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
WEB
Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
YLT
For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.
DBT
For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.