Because war is managed by due ordering: and there shall be safety where there are many counsels.

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Proverbs 20:18 Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments.

Luke 14:31 Or, what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him?

1 Corinthians 9:25-27 And every one that striveth for the mastery refraineth himself from all things. And they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown: but we an incorruptible one. . . .

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, brethren, be strengthened in the Lord and in the might of his power.

1 Timothy 6:11,12 But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness. . . .

2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought a good fight: I have finished my course: I have kept the faith.

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Proverbs 11:14 He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of snares, shall be secure.

Proverbs 15:22 Designs are brought to nothing where there is no counsel: but where there are many counsellors, they are established.