Proverbs 24:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Proverbs 11:14

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

Proverbs 20:18

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

Proverbs 15:22

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

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?

2 Timothy 4:7

I have fought well. I have finished the race, and I have been faithful.

2 Chronicles 22:4

In fact, after his father's death, Ahaziah sinned against the LORD by appointing some of Ahab's relatives to be his advisers. Their advice led to his downfall.