Proverbs
Chapter 20
Verse 18
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Proverbs 20

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 20:18. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 26
Editorial Notes 1
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת בְּעֵצָ֣ה תִכּ֑וֹן וּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹת עֲשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָֽה׃

6 word entries
מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹת
Lemma
4284
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine plural absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4284
Occurrences
49
בְּעֵצָ֣ה
Lemma
b/6098
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H6098
Occurrences
7
תִכּ֑וֹן
Lemma
3559 a
Morphology
Hebrew: verb niphal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H3559
Occurrences
155
וּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹת
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + preposition + noun common feminine plural absolute
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H8458
Occurrences
1
עֲשֵׂ֣ה
Lemma
6213 a
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperative 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H6213
Occurrences
1634
מִלְחָמָֽה
Lemma
4421
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4421
Occurrences
118
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܡܚܫܒܬܐ ܒܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܡܬܩܢܐ ܘܒܓܘܪܓܐ ܡܬܥܒܕ ܩܪܒܐ

6 word entries
ܡܚܫܒܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mhshbt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
36
ܒܬܪܥܝܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
btr'yt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
4
ܡܬܩܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mtqn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
9
ܘܒܓܘܪܓܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wbgwrg'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1
ܡܬܥܒܕ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mt'bd
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
5
ܩܪܒܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
qrb'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
154
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

מַחְשַׁבְתָּא בְּעֵצְתָא תִּתַּקֵן וּבְמַדְבְּרָנוּתָא מִתְעֲבֵיד קְרָבָא׃

6 word entries
מַחְשַׁבְתָּא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mchshbt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
19
בְּעֵצְתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
b'tst'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
10
תִּתַּקֵן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
ttqn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
10
וּבְמַדְבְּרָנוּתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wbmdbrnwt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
1
מִתְעֲבֵיד
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mt'byd
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
52
קְרָבָא׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
qrb'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
469
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Cogitationes consiliis roborantur, et gubernaculis tractanda sunt bella.

8 word entries
cogitationes
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
cogitationes
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
138
consiliis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
consiliis
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
232
roborantur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
roboro
Transliteration
roborantur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
16
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
gubernaculis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
gubernaculis
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
4
tractanda
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
tracto
Transliteration
tractanda
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
19
sunt
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
sunt
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
bella
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
bellum
Transliteration
bella
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
186
Spirit Nation Greek LXX Alignment Note English · Greek Septuagint Structure · Spirit Nation Editorial Note

Coverage: Source-structure exceptions

Explains reader references where the imported tradition does not align one-to-one.

Editorial alignment note: The Greek Septuagint tradition often follows different ordering, grouping, or book structure here. Reader-side public-domain text for this reference: "Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war." This panel is a study bridge only, not a replacement for an ancient source witness.

Source verse imported. Word-by-word lemma, morphology, gloss, and lexicon entries have not been attached for this language/source yet.

Source availability notes

These notes explain relevant source panels that are not shown for this verse because of source coverage, licensing, alternate traditions, or versification structure.

  • Greek LXX alternate structure

    This Greek source uses tradition-specific ordering or verse grouping here. The closest one-to-one panel is not currently attached for this exact reference.

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Proverbs 15:22

Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

8 relevance votes

Proverbs 24:6

for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.

8 relevance votes

Luke 14:31

Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

8 relevance votes

Proverbs 11:14

Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.

5 relevance votes

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.”

4 relevance votes

Judges 20:7

Behold, you children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.”

3 relevance votes

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!”

2 relevance votes

Proverbs 25:8

Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

2 relevance votes

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.”

1 relevance votes
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