Proverbs 20:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Every purpose is put into effect by wise help: and by wise guiding make war.

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  • Prov 15:22 : 22 Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.
  • Prov 24:6 : 6 For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.
  • Luke 14:31 : 31 Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
  • Prov 11:14 : 14 When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.
  • Prov 25:8 : 8 Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
  • Judg 1:1-2 : 1 Now after the death of Joshua, the children of Israel made request to the Lord, saying, Who is to go up first to make war for us against the Canaanites? 2 And the Lord said, Judah is to go up: see, I have given the land into his hands.
  • Judg 9:29 : 29 If only I had authority over this people! I would put Abimelech out of the way, and I would say to Abimelech, Make your army strong, and come out.
  • Judg 20:7 : 7 Here you all are, you children of Israel; give now your suggestions about what is to be done.
  • Judg 20:18 : 18 And they got up and went up to Beth-el to get directions from God, and the children of Israel said, Who is to be the first to go up to the fight against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah is to go up first.
  • Judg 20:23 : 23 Now the children of Israel went up, weeping before the Lord till evening, requesting the Lord and saying, Am I to go forward again to the fight against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.
  • Judg 20:26-28 : 26 Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up to Beth-el, weeping and waiting there before the Lord, going without food all day till evening, and offering burned offerings and peace-offerings before the Lord. 27 And the children of Israel made request to the Lord, (for the ark of the agreement of the Lord was there in those days, 28 And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, was in his place before it,) and said, Am I still to go on with the fight against the children of Benjamin my brother, or am I to give it up? And the Lord said, Go on; for tomorrow I will give him into your hands.
  • 2 Sam 2:26-27 : 26 Then crying out to Joab, Abner said, Are fighting and destruction to go on for ever? do you not see that the end will only be bitter? how long will it be before you send the people back and make them give up attacking their countrymen? 27 And Joab said, By the living God, if you had not given the word, the people would have gone on attacking their countrymen till the morning.
  • 2 Chr 25:17-23 : 17 Then Amaziah, king of Judah, acting on the suggestion of his servants, sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us have a meeting face to face. 18 And Joash, king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, The thorn-tree in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son for a wife: and a beast from the woodland in Lebanon went by, crushing the thorn under his feet. 19 You say, See, I have overcome Edom; and your heart is lifted up with pride: now keep in your country; why do you make causes of trouble, putting yourself, and Judah with you, in danger of downfall? 20 But Amaziah gave no attention; and this was the purpose of God, so that he might give them up into the hands of Joash, because they had gone after the gods of Edom. 21 And so Joash, king of Israel, went up; and he and Amaziah, king of Judah, came face to face at Beth-shemesh in Judah. 22 And Judah was overcome before Israel, and they went in flight, every man to his tent. 23 And Joash, king of Israel, made Amaziah, king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, prisoner at Beth-shemesh, and took him to Jerusalem; and he had the wall of Jerusalem pulled down from the doorway of Ephraim to the doorway in the angle, four hundred cubits.

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  • Prov 15:22-23
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    20 Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

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  • Prov 20:19
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    17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.

  • Eccl 9:18
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    18 Wisdom is better than instruments of war, but one sinner is the destruction of much good.

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    5 The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.

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    10 Let your designs be formed, and they will come to nothing; give your orders, and they will not be effected: for God is with us.

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    31 Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

  • Prov 21:22
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    22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.

  • Job 22:18
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    18 Though he made their houses full of good things: but the purpose of the evil-doers is far from me!

  • Prov 22:18
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    18 For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.

  • Ps 55:21
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    21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.

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    5 The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

  • Job 22:21
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    21 Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings.

  • Prov 20:3
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    3 It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

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    15 The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20 He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

  • Prov 13:10
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    10 The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

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    20 Only those trees which you are certain are not used for food may be cut down and put to destruction: and you are to make walls of attack against the town till it is taken.

  • Ezek 21:20
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    20 Put a pillar at the top of the road for the sword to come to Rabbah in the land of the children of Ammon, and to Judah and to Jerusalem in the middle of her.

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    20 You say you have a design, and strength for war, but these are only words. Now to whom are you looking for support, that you have gone against my authority?

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    14 Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.

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    20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

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    3 Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.

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    9 A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

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    1 The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

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    20 Have I not put in writing for you thirty sayings, with wise suggestions and knowledge,

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    18 There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

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    2 For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.

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    7 The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.

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    18 Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.

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    20 With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be full; the produce of his lips will be his in full measure.

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    27 Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.

  • 2 Sam 17:14
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    14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, Hushai's suggestion is better than that of Ahithophel. For it was the purpose of the Lord to make the wise designs of Ahithophel without effect, so that the Lord might send evil on Absalom.

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    8 He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.

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    11 The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.