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Proverbs 20:18
Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.

Luke 14:31
Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

1 Corinthians 9:25-27
Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. . . .

Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

1 Timothy 6:11, 12
But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. . . .

2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

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Proverbs 11:14
For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

Proverbs 15:22
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.