Proverbs 20:18

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Get good advice when you make your plans. Before you start a war, find good advisors.

Cross References

Proverbs 24:6

Get good advice before you start a war. To win, you must have many good advisors.

Luke 14:31

“If a king is going to fight against another king, first he will sit down and plan. If he has only 10,000 men, he will try to decide if he is able to defeat the other king who has 20,000 men.

Proverbs 15:22

If you don’t ask for advice, your plans will fail. With many advisors, they will succeed.

Proverbs 11:14

A nation without wise leaders will fall. Many good advisors make a nation safe.

Judges 20:18

The Israelites went up to the city of Bethel. At Bethel they asked God, “Which tribe will be first to attack the tribe of Benjamin?” The Lord answered, “The tribe of Judah will go first.”

Judges 20:7

Now, all you men of Israel, speak up. Give your decision about what we should do.”

Proverbs 25:8

Don’t be too quick to tell a judge about something you saw. You will be embarrassed if someone else proves you wrong.

Judges 9:29

If you make me the commander of these people, I will destroy Abimelech. I will say to him, ‘Get your army ready and come out to battle.’”

Judges 19:30

Everyone who saw this said, “Nothing like this has ever happened in Israel before. We haven’t seen anything like this from the time we came out of Egypt. Discuss this and tell us what to do.”

1 Kings 1:12

You and your son Solomon are in danger, but I will tell you what to do to save yourself.

2 Kings 18:20

If you say, “I trust in power and great battle plans,” then that is useless. Now I ask you, who do you trust so much that you are willing to rebel against me?