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For by wise guidance you wage your war; And victory is in many advisors.
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A Strategy for Spiritual Warfare
All commentators agree that this verse's wisdom about war applies directly to the Christian's "spiritual warfare" (Ephesians 6:12). Just as a king needs a strategy for a physical battle, believers need wise counsel to understand and guard against the strategies of sin, Satan, and the world. True wisdom strengthens the soul for these spiritual conflicts.
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19th Century
Anglican
Wise counsel.— See above on Proverbs 1:5. In the great spiritual fight also (Ephesians 6:12) we need wise counsel, to …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For by wise counsel you will make your war. Counsel, as well as strength, is necessary for war: kings and states, before …
Presbyterian
Piety and prudence in outward affairs both go together to complete a wise person. By knowledge, the soul is filled with the graces and comforts of …
