Proverbs 20:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Be sure you have sound advice before making plans or starting a war.

Cross References

1 Kings 1:12

You and your son Solomon will be killed, unless you do what I tell you.

2 Kings 18:20

Does he think he can plan and win a war with nothing but words? Who is going to help him, now that he has turned against the king of Assyria?

Proverbs 11:14

A city without wise leaders will end up in ruin; a city with many wise leaders will be kept safe.

Proverbs 15:22

Without good advice everything goes wrong— it takes careful planning for things to go right.

Proverbs 24:6

Battles are won by listening to advice and making a lot of plans.

Proverbs 25:8

before you sue someone, or you might lose your case and be embarrassed.

Luke 14:31

What will a king do if he has only ten thousand soldiers to defend himself against a king who is about to attack him with twenty thousand soldiers? Before he goes out to battle, won't he first sit down and decide if he can win?

Judges 19:30

and ask everyone if anything like this has ever happened since Israel left Egypt. Tell them to think about it, talk it over, and tell us what should be done.” Everyone who saw a piece of the body said, “This is horrible! Nothing like this has ever happened since the day Israel left Egypt.”

Judges 20:18

So they went to the place of worship at Bethel and asked God, “Which tribe should be the first to attack the people of Benjamin?” “Judah,” the LORD answered.

Judges 20:7

You are the people of Israel, and you must decide today what to do about the men of Gibeah.

Judges 9:29

If I were the ruler of Shechem, I'd get rid of that Abimelech. I'd tell him, “Get yourself an even bigger army, and we will still defeat you.”