Proverbs 20:18

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Thorowe counsayle, the thinges that men deuise are made strong: and with good aduise take warre in hande.

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  • Prov 15:22 : 22 Thoughtes without counsayle shall come to naught: but wheras men are that can geue good counsayle, there is stedfastnesse.
  • Prov 24:6 : 6 For with discretion must warres be taken in hand: and where as are many that can geue counsaile, there is health.
  • Luke 14:31 : 31 Or what kyng, goyng to make battell against another kyng, sitteth not downe first, and casteth in his mynde, whether he be able with ten thousande, to meete hym, that commeth agaynst hym with twentie thousande?
  • Prov 11:14 : 14 Where no counsayle is, there the people decay: but wheras many are that can geue counsayle, there is wealth.
  • Prov 25:8 : 8 Be not hastie to go to lawe: lest haplye thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbour hath confounded thee.
  • Judg 1:1-2 : 1 After the death of Iosuah, it came to passe, that the childre of Israel asked the Lord, saying: who shall go vp for vs against the Chanaanites, to fight fyrste against them? 2 And the Lorde sayde, Iuda shall go vp: beholde, I haue deliuered the land into his handes.
  • Judg 9:29 : 29 Woulde God this people were vnder my hande, then would I take Abimelech out of ye way. And he spake against Abimelech: Make thine hoast greater, and go out.
  • Judg 20:7 : 7 Beholde ye are all children of Israel, geue your aduice and counsel herein.
  • Judg 20:18 : 18 And the children of Israel arose, and wet vp to the house of God, and asked of God, saying: Whiche of vs shall go vp first to the battel against the children of Beniamin? And the Lorde sayd: Iuda shall begin.
  • Judg 20:23 : 23 (And the children of Israel went vp, and wept before the Lorde vnto euen, and asked of the Lord, saying: Shal we go agayne to battell against the children of Beniamin our brethre? And the Lord sayde: Go vp against them.)
  • Judg 20:26-28 : 26 Then al the children of Israel, and all the people, went vp and came vnto the house of God, and wept, and sate there before the Lord, and fasted the same day vnto euen, and offered burnt offerynges and peace offerynges before the Lorde. 27 And the children of Israel asked the Lord: (for there was the arke of the appoyntment of God, in those dayes: 28 And Phinehes the sonne of Eleazar, the sonne of Aaron stoode before it at that time) saying: Shal I get me vp to go out any more to battell against the children of Beniamin my brethren, or shal I ceasse? The Lorde sayde: Go vp, for to morow I wil deliuer them into your handes.
  • 2 Sam 2:26-27 : 26 Then Abner called to Ioab, and said: Shall the sword deuour for euer? Knowest thou not, that it wil be bitternesse in the latter ende? Howe long then shall it be yer thou bid the people returne from folowing their brethren? 27 And Ioab sayde: As God lyueth, if thou haddest not spoken, suerly euen in the morning the people had departed, euery one from persecuting his brother.
  • 2 Chr 25:17-23 : 17 Then Amaziahu king of Iuda toke aduise, and sent to Ioas the sonne of Iehoahaz the sonne of Iehu king of Israel, and said: Come, that we way see either other. 18 And Ioas king of Israel sent to Amaziahu king of Iuda, saying: A thistle that is in Libanon, sent to a Cedar tree of Libanon, saying, Geue thy daughter to my sonne to wyfe: And there came a wylde beast of Libanon, and trode downe the thistle. 19 Thou sayest: Loe, thou hast smitten the Edomites, & thyne heart maketh thee proude to glorifie thy selfe: Now therefore byde at home, why doest thou prouoke vnto euyll, that thou mayest perishe, both thou and Iuda with thee? 20 But Amaziahu woulde not hearken to him: for it came of God, euen to delyuer them into the hande of their enemies, because they sought counsell at the gods of Edom. 21 And so Ioas the king of Israel came vp, and they sawe either other both he and Amaziahu king of Iuda, at Bethsames which is in Iuda. 22 And Iuda was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled euery man to his tent. 23 And Ioas the king of Israel toke Amaziahu king of Iuda the sonne of Ioas the sonne of Iehoahaz at Bethsames, and brought him to Hierusalem, and tare the wall of Hierusalem (from the gate of Ephraim, vnto the gate that was ouer against it) foure hundred cubites.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:5-6
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    81%

    5 A wise man is euer strong: yea a man of vnderstanding increaseth strength.

    6 For with discretion must warres be taken in hand: and where as are many that can geue counsaile, there is health.

  • Prov 15:22-23
    2 verses
    77%

    22 Thoughtes without counsayle shall come to naught: but wheras men are that can geue good counsayle, there is stedfastnesse.

    23 A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.

  • Prov 19:20-21
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    73%

    20 O geue eare vnto good counsayle, and be content to be refourmed, that thou mayest be wyse in the latter dayes.

    21 There are many deuises in a mans heart: neuerthelesse, the counsayle of the Lorde shall stande.

  • Prov 20:19
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    19 The craftie deceiptfull bewrayeth secrete counsayle: therefore meddle not with hym that flattereth with his lips.

  • Prov 12:20
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    20 Deceipt is in the heart of them that imagine euyll: but to the counsaylers of peace shalbe ioy.

  • Prov 20:17
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    17 A man liketh the bread that is gotten with deceipt: but at the last his mouth shalbe filled with grauell.

  • Eccl 9:18
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    18 For wysdome is better then harnesse: but one sinner alone destroyeth muche goodnesse.

  • Prov 20:5
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    5 Counsayle in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding wyll drawe it out.

  • Isa 8:10
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    10 Take your counsell together, yet shall your counsell come to naught: determine the matter, yet shall it not prosper: for God is with vs.

  • Prov 11:14
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    14 Where no counsayle is, there the people decay: but wheras many are that can geue counsayle, there is wealth.

  • Prov 21:30-31
    2 verses
    69%

    30 There is no wysdome, there is no vnderstanding, there is no counsayle against the Lorde.

    31 The horse is prepared against the day of battayle: but the Lorde geueth victorie.

  • Luke 14:31
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    31 Or what kyng, goyng to make battell against another kyng, sitteth not downe first, and casteth in his mynde, whether he be able with ten thousande, to meete hym, that commeth agaynst hym with twentie thousande?

  • Prov 21:22
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    22 A wyse man skaleth the citie of the mightie, & ouerthroweth the strength wherein they trusted.

  • Job 22:18
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    18 He filled their houses with good things: but the counsell of the vngodly be farre from me.

  • Prov 22:18
    67%

    18 For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:

  • Ps 55:21
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    21 The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his wordes were smother then oyle, and yet be they very swordes.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5 The thoughtes of the ryghteous are ryght: but the imaginations of the vngodly are deceptfull.

  • Job 22:21
    67%

    21 Therefore reconcile thee vnto God, and be at peace: so shall all thinges prospere with thee right well.

  • Prov 20:3
    67%

    3 It is a mans honour to kepe him selfe from strife: but euery foole wyll be medling.

  • Prov 12:15
    67%

    15 The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.

  • Prov 16:20
    67%

    20 He that handleth a matter wisely obteyneth good: and blessed is he that putteth his trust in the Lorde.

  • Prov 13:10
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    10 Among the proude there is euer strife: but with the well aduised is wisdome.

  • Deut 20:20
    66%

    20 Only those trees which thou knowest to be vnfruitfull, those shalt thou destroy & cut downe, and make bulworkes agaynst the citie that maketh warre with thee, vntyll thou subdue it.

  • Ezek 21:20
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    20 Appoynt a way that the sworde may come towarde Rabbath of the Ammonites, and towarde Iuda in the defenced Hierusalem.

  • Isa 28:29
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    29 This also commeth of the Lorde of hoastes, which worketh with wonderfull wysdome, and bringeth excellent workes to passe.

  • Prov 24:3
    66%

    3 Thorowe wysdome is an house buylded, & with vnderstanding is it set vp.

  • Prov 13:16
    66%

    16 A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.

  • 2 Kgs 18:20
    66%

    20 Thou thinkest surely I haue eloquece, but counsell and strength are for the warre: On whom then doest thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

  • Prov 8:14
    66%

    14 Counsell is mine, and direction, I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength.

  • Prov 17:20
    66%

    20 Who so hath a frowarde heart, obteyneth no good: and he that hath a double tongue, shall fall into mischiefe.

  • Prov 16:3
    66%

    3 Commit thy workes vnto the Lorde: and what thou deuisest it shall prosper.

  • Prov 16:9
    66%

    9 A man deuiseth a way in his heart: but it is the Lorde that ordereth his goynges.

  • Prov 16:1
    66%

    1 A man may wel purpose a thyng in his heart: but the aunswere of the tongue commeth of the Lorde.

  • Prov 22:20
    66%

    20 Haue not I warned thee very oft with counsayle and learning,

  • Prov 12:18
    66%

    18 A slaunderous person pricketh lyke a sworde: but a wise mans tongue is wholsome.

  • Ps 140:2
    66%

    2 Who in heart imagine mischiefes: and set forwarde to warre euery day.

  • Job 18:7
    66%

    7 The steppes of his strength shalbe restrayned, and his owne counsaile shall cast him downe:

  • Prov 20:26
    66%

    26 A wyse kyng disperseth the vngodly, and bringeth the wheele ouer them.

  • Jer 18:18
    66%

    18 Then sayd they, Come, let vs imagine somethyng agaynst this Ieremie: for the priestes shall not be destitute of the lawe, neither shall the wise men be destitute of counsayle, nor the prophetes destitute of the worde of God: Come, and let vs smite hym with the tongue, and let vs not marke all his wordes.

  • Prov 18:20
    66%

    20 A mans belly shalbe satisfied with the fruite of his owne mouth, and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be filled.

  • Prov 24:27
    65%

    27 Make redie thy worke that is without, and looke well vnto that whiche thou hast in the fielde: and then buylde thyne house.

  • 2 Sam 17:14
    65%

    14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel sayde: The counsel of Husai the Arachite, is better then the counsell of Ahithophel. For it was euen the Lordes determination to destroy the good counsell of Ahithophel, that the Lorde might bring euyll vpon Absalom.

  • Ps 35:20
    65%

    20 For they speake not peace: but they imagine deceiptfull wordes agaynst them that liue quietly in the lande.

  • Prov 24:8
    65%

    8 He that imagineth mischiefe, maye well be called an vngratious person.

  • Ps 33:11
    65%

    11 The counsayle of God shall endure for euer: and the thoughtes of his heart from generation to generation.

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