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Plansמַחֲשָׁבוֹתare establishedתִכּוֹןby counsel,בְּעֵצָהand with guidanceוּבְתַחְבֻּלוֹתmakeעֲשֵׂהwar.מִלְחָמָה
Proverbs 20:18
Study it in the app“Plans are established by counsel, and with guidance make war.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 20:18, word by word
- Plansמַחֲשָׁבוֹתmachashavot
thought
What one has in mind and intends.
Where else “machashavot” appears- are establishedתִכּוֹןtikon
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “tikon” appears- by counselעֵצָהetsa
counsel
What is said to someone to help him decide what to do.
Where else “etsa” appears- and with guidanceתַחְבֻּלוֹתtachbulot
guidance, counsel
Counsel, direction: the art of steering something, like one handling the ropes of a ship. Only plural.
Where else “tachbulot” appears- makeעֲשֵׂהase
make
To build or create something.
Where else “ase” appears- warמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears
The context
17Sweet to a man is the bread of falsehood, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
18 · This verse (above)
19One who reveals a secret goes about as a gossip, so with one who opens his lips do not mix.