Proverbs 24:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 24:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 24:6 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 24:6 — KJV
“For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.”
— Proverbs 24:6 (KJV)
Proverbs 24:6 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 24:6
“And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:6: counsel, shalt, war
“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:6: counsel, multitude, counsellors
“And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. selvedge: an edge of cloth so woven that it cannot unravel”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:6: wise, shalt, make
“And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:6: shalt, make, war
“And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:6: shalt, make, war
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