Proverbs 20:18

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 20:18

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.

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KJV

King James Version

[Every] purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

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WEB

World English Bible

Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!

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ASV

American Standard Version

Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 20

¹⁶ Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

¹⁷ Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.

¹⁸ Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.

¹⁹ He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.

²⁰ Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

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