Proverbs 24:6 (BSB)

Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

From Proverbs 24. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 24:6

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 24:3-6: We are tempted to envy those that grow rich, and raise their estates and families, by such unjust courses as our consciences will by no means suffer us to use. But, to set aside that temptation, Solomon here shows that a man, with prudent management, may raise his estate and family by lawful and honest means, with a good conscience, and a good name, and...
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 24:6: Wisdom is too high for a fool,.... It is out of his reach, he cannot attain it; natural wisdom, or the knowledge of many things in nature; at least it seems so to himself, and therefore will not take any pains, or make use of any means, to obtain it; as the knowledge of human laws; of medicine, of philosophy, of languages, or of any...
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 24:1-6: They have stricken me, [shalt thou say, and] I was not sick; they have beaten me, [and] I felt [it] not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. (q) Though drunkenness makes them more insensible then beasts, yet they can not refrain.
• Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Proverbs 24:5-6: Pro 24:5-6 The praise of wisdom is continued: it brings blessings in the time of peace, and gives the victory in war. 5 A wise man is full of strength; And a man of understanding showeth great power. 6 For with wise counsel shalt thou carry on successful war; And safety is where counsellors are not wanting. The ב of בּעוז (thus with Pathach in old impressions, Cod. 1294, Cod.