Proverbs 24:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. ”

Proverbs 24:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 24:7 a. Lit. Wisdom is corals to the fool. RV involves a change m the text, which gives perhaps the best sense that can be made of an obviously corrupt stanza. Proverbs 24:9 . though...
Proverbs 24:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

multitude, &c. But they must all be "counsellors". Compare Proverbs 11:10 with Proverbs 15:22 .
Proverbs 24:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers there is safety. By wise counsel thou shalt make thy war - See note on Proverbs 20:18 .
Proverbs 24:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. Thou shalt make thy war - in accordance with thine own desires (cf. Proverbs 11:14 ; Proverbs 2...
Proverbs 24:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

5. Read, 'A wise man is better than a warrior, and a man of knowledge than a man of strength.'
Proverbs 24:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Wise counsel. — See above on Proverbs 1:5 . In the great spiritual fight also ( Ephesians 6:12 ) we need wise counsel, to see the end to be aimed at, and the means of attaining it.
Proverbs 24:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 25 FORGIVING "Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to...
Proverbs 24:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Warnings are uttered against envy, against the formation of evil companionships, against excess in passion, against all false exhilaration; and perperpetual attention to wisdom and earnest endeavor t...
Proverbs 24:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding i...
Proverbs 24:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For by wise counsel thou shall make thy war ,.... Counsel, as well as strength, is necessary for war: kings and states, before they enter on a war, should not only well consider the justness of thei...
Proverbs 24:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors [there is] safety. Ver. 6. For by wise counsel. ] See Trapp on " Pro 20:18 " This Salust delivers as the sentence o...
Proverbs 24:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Through wisdom is a house built There is no need that thou shouldst raise thyself and family by ruining others, as the manner of wicked men is; for thou mayest more easily and effectually do it by...
Proverbs 24:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: 4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. 5 A wise man is stro...
Proverbs 24:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

War is better managed by wisdom than by strength. So this proves what he said in the last verse.
Proverbs 24:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 24:5 . A man of knowledge , rather “ a man of understanding ,” increaseth strength , literally “ maketh power strong .” Miller translates the entire verse thus:—“ A stro...
Proverbs 24:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 24:1 . Be not envious against evil men. Similar thoughts occur in Psalms 37:1 ; Psalms 73 ; Proverbs 17:1 . Why should we envy the wicked? We are all going to lie in the common dust; t...
Proverbs 24:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 24:1 We return here to the more usual form, the tetrastich. Be not thou envious against evil men (see on Proverbs 23:17 , where a similar warning is given, and comp...
Proverbs 24:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 6. For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war, carry it forward to a successful issue, and in multitude of counselors, all of whom contribute good advice, there is safety, matters are sure...
Proverbs 24:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 9:25-27 ; 1 Timothy 6:11 ; 1 Timothy 6:12 ; 2 Timothy 4:7 ; Ephesians 6:10-20 ; Luke 14:31 ; Proverbs 11:14 ; Proverbs 15:22 ; Proverbs 20:18
Proverbs 24:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thy war — War is better managed by wisdom than by strength.

Proverbs 24:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 24:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 24:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 24:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 24:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 24:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 24:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 24:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 24:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 24:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 24:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 24:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 24:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 24:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 24:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 24:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 24:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 24:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 24:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 24:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes