Proverbs 24:5
3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
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 strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Read in contextColossians 1:11
Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
Read in contextIsaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Read in contextProverbs 21:22
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
Read in contextProverbs 8:14
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
Read in contextPsalms 84:7
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 9:14–18
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:
Read in contextProverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
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