Proverbs
Proverbs 20:18
18Set plans by consultation,
and wage war under sound guidance.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set | תִכּ֑וֹן | ṯik·kō·wn | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| plans | מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת | ma·ḥă·šā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4284 thought, device |
| by consultation | בְּעֵצָ֣ה | bə·‘ê·ṣāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H6098 counsel, advice |
| and wage | עֲשֵׂ֣ה | ‘ă·śêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| war | מִלְחָמָֽה׃ | mil·ḥā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| under sound guidance | וּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹת | ū·ḇə·ṯaḥ·bu·lō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural | H8458 direction, counsel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:22 · Proverbs 24:6 · Luke 14:31 · Judges 1:1–2 · Proverbs 11:14 · Judges 20:18 · Judges 20:7 · 2 Samuel 2:26–27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.