Proverbs 24:5
3 By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
6 Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
- KJV
- A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
- WEB
- A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,
- ASV
- A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might
- DARBY
- A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
- BLB
- A man of wisdom [is] strong; and a man of knowledge strengthens power;
- ÅB
- En vis mann er sterk, og en kyndig mann øker sin kraft.
- OTB
- En klok person er sterk, og en person med kunnskap øker sin styrke.
- B1930
- En vis mann er sterk, og en kyndig mann øker sin kraft.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
Read in contextColossians 1:11
being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
Read in contextIsaiah 40:31
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
Read in contextProverbs 21:22
A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
Read in contextProverbs 8:14
Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.
Read in contextPsalms 84:7
They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 9:14–18
There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.
Read in contextProverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
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