John Chrysostom, on Prov 24:6

“Because war is managed by due ordering: and there shall be safety where there are many counsels.”

“[Solomon] calls war a matter full of disorder, a matter in need of many hands. Or, he may be warning us not to rush to war inconsiderately. Behold, he says, When a decision must be taken, is it not always beneficial to have wisdom in the middle of things?”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.