Proverbs 20:18 Go deeper

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

Hebrew words tap a word

מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתMa.cha.sha.Votplans

Lemma: מַחֲשָׁבָה (ma.cha.sha.vah) · Strong's: H4284

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: plot

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Exodus 31:4, Exodus 35:32, Exodus 35:33, Exodus 35:35, 2 Samuel 14:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4284; TAHOT Proverbs 20:18 word 1

בְּעֵצָ֣הbe.'e.Tzahby counsel

Lemma: עֵצָה (e.tsah) · Strong's: H6098

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: counsel

Used 88 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:28, Judges 20:7, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 16:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6098; TAHOT Proverbs 20:18 word 2

תִכּ֑וֹןti.Konit is established

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNi3fs)

Meaning: to establish: establish

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Proverbs 20:18 word 3

וּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹתu.ve.tach.bu.Lotand by wise directions

Lemma: תַּחְבֻּלָה (tach.bu.lah) · Strong's: H8458

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: counsel

Used 5 times. Also: Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs 12:5, Proverbs 24:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8458; TAHOT Proverbs 20:18 word 4

עֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.Sehmake

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Proverbs 20:18 word 5

מִלְחָמָֽה\׃mil.cha.Mahwar

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: battle

Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Proverbs 20:18 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Set	→	כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish
plans	→	מַחֲשָׁבָה H4284 plot
by consultation	→	עֵצָה H6098 counsel
and wage	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
war	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle
under sound guidance	→	תַּחְבֻּלָה H8458 counsel

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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