Proverbs 20:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.”
Proverbs 20:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 20:18 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 20:18 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 20:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!”
Proverbs 20:18 — World English Bible
Proverbs 20:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.”
Proverbs 20:18 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 20:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.”
Proverbs 20:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 20:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.”
Proverbs 20:18 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 20:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Establish the thoughtes by counsell: and by counsell make warre.”
Proverbs 20:18 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 20:18 in Context — Proverbs 20
16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
What Does Proverbs 20:18 Mean?
Proverbs 20:18 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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