Proverbs 24:7
5 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.
Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
8 He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
9 A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
- KJV
- Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
- WEB
- Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
- ASV
- Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
- DARBY
- Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.
- BLB
- Wisdom [is] high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.
- ÅB
- Visdom er for høy for dåren; i byporten lukker han ikke sin munn opp.
- OTB
- Visdom er utenfor rekkevidde for dårer; ved byporten åpner de ikke munnen.
- B1930
- Visdom er for høi for dåren; i byporten lukker han ikke sin munn op.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 14:6
A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
Read in contextPsalms 10:5
He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:14
The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Read in contextPsalms 92:5–6
How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts!
Read in contextAmos 5:10
There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.
Read in contextProverbs 15:24
The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
Read in contextJob 29:7–25
When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
Read in contextJob 5:4
His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
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