The Meaning of Proverbs 24:6 Explained

Proverbs 24:6

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

YLT: For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.

Darby: For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

ASV: For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For by wise counsel  thou shalt make  thy war:  and in multitude  of counsellors  [there is] safety. 

What does Proverbs 24:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 24

1  Precepts and Warnings

What do the individual words in Proverbs 24:6 mean?

For by wise counsel you will wage your own war and [there is] safety in a multitude of counselors
כִּ֣י בְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־ לְּךָ֣ מִלְחָמָ֑ה וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗ה בְּרֹ֣ב יוֹעֵֽץ

בְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹת  by  wise  counsel 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine plural
Root: תַּחְבֻּלֹות  
Sense: direction, counsel, guidance, good advice, (wise) counsel.
תַּעֲשֶׂה־  you  will  wage 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לְּךָ֣  your  own 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
מִלְחָמָ֑ה  war 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.
וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗ה  and  [there  is]  safety 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּשׁוּעָה  
Sense: salvation, deliverance.
בְּרֹ֣ב  in  a  multitude 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹב  
Sense: multitude, abundance, greatness.
יוֹעֵֽץ  of  counselors 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יׄועֵץ 
Sense: to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan.