Proverbs 20:18
Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
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Proverbs 20:18
Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
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Numbers 13:17
Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way by the South, and go up into the hill country.
Joshua 7:2
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, “Go up and spy out the land.” The men went up and spied out Ai.
Judges 18:2
The children of Dan sent five men of their family from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to search it. They said to them, “Go, explore the land!” They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.
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Deuteronomy 13:14
then you shall inquire, investigate, and ask diligently. Behold, if it is true, and the thing certain, that such abomination was done among you,
Joshua 22:13
The children of Israel sent to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest.
Judges 20:12
The tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What wickedness is this that has happened among you?
Matthew 18:15
“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
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Joshua 9:14
The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from Yahweh’s mouth.
Judges 1:1
After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying, “Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”
Judges 1:2
Yahweh said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”
Judges 9:29
I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out!”
Judges 20:18
The children of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God. They asked, “Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin?” Yahweh said, “Judah first.”
Judges 20:23
The children of Israel went up and wept before Yahweh until evening; and they asked of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I again draw near to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?” Yahweh said, “Go up against him.”
Judges 20:26
Then all the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came to Bethel, and wept, and sat there before Yahweh, and fasted that day until evening; then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.
Judges 20:27
The children of Israel asked Yahweh (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Judges 20:28
and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days), saying, “Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease?” Yahweh said, “Go up; for tomorrow I will deliver him into your hand.”
2 Chronicles 25:17
Then Amaziah king of Judah consulted his advisers, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come! Let’s look one another in the face.”
2 Chronicles 25:18
Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as his wife. Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle.
2 Chronicles 25:19
You say to yourself that you have struck Edom; and your heart lifts you up to boast. Now stay at home. Why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall, even you and Judah with you?’ ”
2 Chronicles 25:20
But Amaziah would not listen; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought after the gods of Edom.
2 Chronicles 25:21
So Joash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
2 Chronicles 25:22
Judah was defeated by Israel; so every man fled to his tent.
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Judges 8:1
The men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you treated us this way, that you didn’t call us when you went to fight with Midian?” They rebuked him sharply.
Judges 8:2
He said to them, “What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn’t the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
Judges 8:3
God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb! What was I able to do in comparison with you?” Then their anger was abated toward him when he had said that.
Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:15
All the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
Isaiah 47:7
You said, ‘I will be a princess forever,’ so that you didn’t lay these things to your heart, nor did you remember the results.
Acts 12:20
Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.
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1 Kings 1:12
Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and your son Solomon’s life.
Proverbs 27:9
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
Jeremiah 38:15
Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? If I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.”
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2 Kings 18:21
Now, behold, you trust in the staff of this bruised reed, even in Egypt. If a man leans on it, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.
2 Kings 18:22
But if you tell me, ‘We trust in Yahweh our God,’ isn’t that he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, ‘You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?’
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1 Chronicles 12:19
Some of Manasseh also joined David when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, but they didn’t help them, for the lords of the Philistines sent him away after consultation, saying, “He will desert to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.”
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1 Chronicles 13:1
David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.
Proverbs 11:22
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
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1 Chronicles 29:18
Yahweh, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this desire forever in the thoughts of the heart of your people, and prepare their heart for you;
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2 Samuel 2:15
Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of David’s servants.
2 Samuel 2:16
They each caught his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.
2 Kings 14:8
Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let’s look one another in the face.”
2 Kings 14:11
But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
2 Chronicles 25:23
Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
Proverbs 18:6
A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
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2 Chronicles 30:2
For the king had taken counsel with his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem to keep the Passover in the second month.
2 Chronicles 32:3
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the springs which were outside of the city, and they helped him.
Isaiah 40:13
Who has directed Yahweh’s Spirit, or has taught him as his counselor?
Romans 11:34
“For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?”
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Job 37:12
It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,
Proverbs 1:5
that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;
Proverbs 12:5
The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
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Psalms 120:4
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
1 Corinthians 9:25
Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
1 Corinthians 9:26
I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air,
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Ephesians 6:12
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 6:13
Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Ephesians 6:15
and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace,
Ephesians 6:16
above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.
Ephesians 6:18
with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints.
Ephesians 6:19
Pray for me, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,
1 Timothy 6:11
But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
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Psalms 141:2
Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.
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Proverbs 10:23
It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.
Proverbs 26:18
Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
Proverbs 26:19
is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
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Proverbs 12:16
A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.
Proverbs 19:20
Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.
Luke 14:28
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
Luke 14:29
Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation and isn’t able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
Luke 14:30
saying, ‘This man began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
Acts 6:1
Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.
Acts 6:2
The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.
Acts 6:3
Therefore, select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
Acts 6:4
But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”
Acts 6:5
These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,
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Proverbs 20:19
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
Proverbs 20:20
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
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Proverbs 20:7
A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
Proverbs 20:9
Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?”
Proverbs 20:11
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
Proverbs 20:15
There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
Proverbs 20:24
A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
Proverbs 20:26
A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
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Ecclesiastes 8:6
For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him.
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Isaiah 7:6
“Let’s go up against Judah, and tear it apart, and let’s divide it among ourselves, and set up a king within it, even the son of Tabeel.”
Isaiah 7:7
This is what the Lord Yahweh says: “It shall not stand, neither shall it happen.”
Obadiah 1:8
“Won’t I in that day”, says Yahweh, “destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mountain of Esau?
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1 Kings 20:22
The prophet came near to the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself, and plan what you must do, for at the return of the year, the king of Syria will come up against you.”
1 Kings 20:23
The servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let’s fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they.
2 Kings 6:8
Now the king of Syria was at war against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”
2 Chronicles 25:8
But if you will go, take action, and be strong for the battle. God will overthrow you before the enemy; for God has power to help, and to overthrow.”
2 Chronicles 25:11
Amaziah took courage, and led his people out and went to the Valley of Salt, and struck ten thousand of the children of Seir.
Job 5:12
He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.
Job 5:13
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
Psalms 27:14
Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
Proverbs 18:10
Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.
Isaiah 7:5
Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have plotted evil against you, saying,
Isaiah 8:9
Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered!
Isaiah 8:10
Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand, for God is with us.”
Joel 3:9
Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war! Stir up the mighty men. Let all the warriors draw near. Let them come up.
Joel 3:10
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’
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Isaiah 27:4
Wrath is not in me, but if I should find briers and thorns, I would do battle! I would march on them and I would burn them together.
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Isaiah 27:5
Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me. Let him make peace with me.”
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1 Kings 20:11
The king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Don’t let him who puts on his armor brag like he who takes it off.’ ”
Psalms 119:24
Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors.
Isaiah 9:6
For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 30:1
“Woe to the rebellious children”, says Yahweh, “who take counsel, but not from me; and who make an alliance, but not with my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin;
Matthew 10:16
“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
1 Corinthians 1:30
Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,
1 Corinthians 9:27
but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.
Ephesians 5:15
Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,
Ephesians 6:14
Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Ephesians 6:17
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
James 1:5
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
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Ephesians 6:20
for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
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Psalms 99:4
The King’s strength also loves justice. You establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Proverbs 14:31
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
Proverbs 16:12
It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.
Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 29:14
The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.
Revelation 19:11
I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.
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