Proverbs 20:18
Strong's Lexicon
Set
תִכּ֑וֹן (ṯik·kō·wn)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3559: 1) to be firm, be stable, be established 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed 1a1a) to be firmly established 1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring 1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined 1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense) 1a3) to prepare, be ready 1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm 1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish 1b3) to direct toward (moral sense) 1b4) to arrange, order 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be established, be fastened 1c2) to be prepared, be ready 1d) (Polel) 1d1) to set up, establish 1d2) to constitute, make 1d3) to fix 1d4) to direct 1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared 1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored

plans
מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת (ma·ḥă·šā·ḇō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4284: 1) thought, device 1a) thought 1b) device, plan, purpose 1c) invention

by consultation,
בְּעֵצָ֣ה (bə·‘ê·ṣāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6098: 1) counsel, advice, purpose

and wage
עֲשֵׂ֣ה (‘ă·śêh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

war
מִלְחָמָֽה׃ (mil·ḥā·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4421: 1) battle, war

under sound guidance.
וּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹת (ū·ḇə·ṯaḥ·bu·lō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8458: 1) direction, counsel, guidance, good advice, (wise) counsel 1a) direction, guidance 1b) counsel 1b1) good or wise counsel 1b2) of the wicked

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.

Young's Literal Translation
Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Finalize plans with counsel, and wage war with sound guidance.

New American Standard Bible
Prepare plans by consultation, And make war by wise guidance.

King James Bible
[Every] purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Plans are established by seeking advice; so if you wage war, obtain guidance.

New Living Translation
Plans succeed through good counsel; don't go to war without wise advice.

English Standard Version
Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war.

New American Standard Bible
Prepare plans by consultation, And make war by wise guidance.

King James Bible
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Finalize plans with counsel, and wage war with sound guidance.

International Standard Version
Make plans by seeking advice; make war by obtaining guidance.

NET Bible
Plans are established by counsel, so make war with guidance.

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

English Revised Version
Every purpose is established by counsel: and by wise guidance make thou war,

Young's Literal Translation
Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.
















Cross References
Luke 14:31
Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Proverbs 11:14
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safety.

Proverbs 15:22
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellers they are established.

Proverbs 24:6
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers there is safety.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 20:17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Proverbs 20:16
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Proverbs 20:15
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Proverbs 20:19
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

Proverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
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