Proverbs 24:5

Proverbs 24:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
• New International Version (NIV)The wise prevail through great power, and those who have knowledge muster their strength.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
• New King James Version (NKJV)A wise man is strong, Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;

Context of Proverbs 24:5

3Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established; 4And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might. 6For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. 7Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.

Proverbs 24:5 word by word

גֶּֽבֶר־חָכָ֥ם בַּע֑וֹז וְאִֽישׁ־דַּ֝֗עַת מְאַמֶּץ־כֹּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear

• wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:5

• Proverbs 8:14Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.
• Proverbs 10:29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
• Proverbs 21:22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
• Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
• Ecclesiastes 9:14There 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.
• Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.
• Isaiah 40:31but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
• Colossians 1:11strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;

Commentaries on Proverbs 24:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5A wise man is strong - His wisdom enables him to construct a great variety of machines, by which, under his own influence, he can do the labor of a hundred or even a thousand men. But in all cases wisdom gives power and influence; and he who is wise to salvation can overcome even Satan himself. The Septuagint has: "The wise is better than the strong; and the man who has prudence, than a stout husbandman."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Is strong - literally, as in the margin; i. e., rooted and established in strength.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-6Verses 3-6 Piety and prudence in outward affairs, both go together to complete a wise man. By knowledge the soul is filled with the graces and comforts of the spirit, those precious and pleasant riches. The spirit is strengthened for the spiritual work and the spiritual warfare, by true wisdom.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Saying 21: See Proverbs 21:22.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. The general statement (Ec 9:16, 18) is specially illustrated (compare Pr 21:22; Psa 144:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 24:5

• Knowledge
• Wisdom
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Commentaries on Proverbs 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings