¹⁷ Sweet to a man is the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled with gravel. ¹⁸ Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war. ¹⁹ A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver with his lips make not thyself surety.

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Proverbs 24:6

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

Proverbs 15:22

Without counsel is the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.

Luke 14:31

'Or what king going on to engage with another king in war, doth not, having sat down, first consult if he be able with ten thousand to meet him who with twenty thousand is coming against him?

Proverbs 11:14

Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.

Judges 1:1-2

And it cometh to pass, after the death of Joshua, that the sons of Israel ask at Jehovah, saying, 'Who doth go up for us unto the Canaanite, at the commencement, to fight against it?'

Judges 9:29

and oh that this people were in my hand -- then I turn Abimelech aside;' and he saith to Abimelech, 'Increase thy host, and come out.'

Judges 20:7

lo, ye are all sons of Israel; give for you a word and counsel here.'

Judges 20:18

And they rise and go up to Beth-El, and ask of God, and the sons of Israel say, 'Who doth go up for us at the commencement to battle with the sons of Benjamin?' and Jehovah saith, 'Judah -- at the commencement.'

Judges 20:23

And the sons of Israel go up and weep before Jehovah till the evening, and ask of Jehovah, saying, 'Do I add to draw nigh to battle with the sons of Benjamin, my brother?' And Jehovah saith, 'Go up against him.'

Judges 20:26-28

And all the sons of Israel go up, even all the people, and come in to Beth-El, and weep, and sit there before Jehovah, and fast on that day till the evening, and cause to ascend burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.

2 Samuel 2:26-27

and Abner calleth unto Joab, and saith, 'For ever doth the sword consume? hast thou not known that it is bitterness in the latter end? and till when dost thou not say to the people to turn back from after their brethren?'

2 Chronicles 25:17-23

And Amaziah king of Judah taketh counsel, and sendeth unto Joash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying,

Proverbs 25:8

Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

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