Proverbs 24:6

Geneva Bible (1560)

For with counsel thou shalt enterprise thy warre, and in the multitude of them that can giue counsell, is health.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י בְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ֣ מִלְחָמָ֑ה וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗ה בְּרֹ֣ב יוֹעֵֽץ׃

Transliteration

For by-taḥbulôt taʿăśeh-to-you milḥāmāh and-tešûʿāh in-abundance-of yôʿēṣ

Grammar Details

• *taḥbulôt*: feminine plural noun with preposition - guidance/direction
• *taʿăśeh*: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you make/do
• *milḥāmāh*: feminine singular noun - war/battle
• *tešûʿāh*: feminine singular noun - deliverance/victory
• *yôʿēṣ*: Qal participle, masculine singular - advisor/counselor

Word Meanings

• *taḥbulôt*: guidance/wise counsel/strategic planning
• *tešûʿāh*: deliverance/victory/salvation
• *yôʿēṣ*: advisor/counselor/one who gives counsel

Referenced Verses

• Prov 11:14 : 14 Where no counsell is, the people fall: but where many counsellers are, there is health.
• Prov 20:18 : 18 Establish the thoughtes by counsell: and by counsell make warre.
• Luke 14:31 : 31 Or what King going to make warre against another King, sitteth not downe first, and taketh counsell, whether he be able with ten thousande, to meete him that commeth against him with twentie thousand?
• Prov 15:22 : 22 Without cousel thoughts come to nought: but in the multitude of counsellers there is stedfastnesse.
• Eph 6:10-20 : 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the assaultes of the deuil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, and against the worldly gouernours, the princes of the darkenesse of this worlde, against spirituall wickednesses, which are in ye hie places. 13 For this cause take vnto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the euill day, and hauing finished all things, stand fast. 14 Stand therefore, and your loynes girded about with veritie, and hauing on the brest plate of righteousnesse, 15 And your feete shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace. 16 Aboue all, take the shielde of faith, wherewith ye may quench all the fierie dartes of the wicked, 17 And take the helmet of saluation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the worde of God. 18 And pray alwayes with all maner prayer and supplication in the Spirit: and watch thereunto with all perseuerance & supplication for al Saints, 19 And for me, that vtterance may be giuen vnto me, that I may open my mouth boldly to publish the secret of the Gospel, 20 Whereof I am the ambassadour in bonds, that therein I may speake boldely, as I ought to speake.
• 2 Tim 4:7 : 7 I haue fought a good fight, and haue finished my course: I haue kept the faith.
• 1 Tim 6:11-12 : 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and followe after righteousnesse, godlines, faith, loue, patience, and meekenes. 12 Fight the good fight of faith: lay holde of eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, & hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
• 1 Cor 9:25-27 : 25 And euery man that proueth masteries, abstaineth fro all things: and they do it to obtaine a corruptible crowne: but we for an vncorruptible. 26 I therefore so runne, not as vncertainely: so fight I, not as one that beateth the ayre. 27 But I beate downe my body, & bring it into subiection, lest by any meanes after that I haue preached to other, I my selfe should be reproued.