Proverbs 20:18

¹⁶ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

¹⁷ Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

¹⁹ He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

²⁰ Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
KJV: Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
WEB: Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
ASV: Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.
DARBY: Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.
BLB: Plans are established by counsel, and by guidance wage war.

ÅB: Planer får fremgang ved rådslagning; søk veiledning også når du fører krig!
OTB: Planer blir etablert ved råd; før krig med klok veiledning.
B1930: Planer får fremgang ved rådslagning; søk veiledning også når du fører krig!

Luke 14:31
Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
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Proverbs 24:6
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
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Proverbs 15:22
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
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Judges 1:1–2
Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
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Proverbs 11:14
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
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Judges 20:18
And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.
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2 Samuel 2:26–27
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
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Judges 20:7
Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.
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