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Proverbs 24:5
521. A wise man is better than a brave soldier. If a man learns knowledge, he will become stronger.
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
320. It is wisdom that helps a man to build a house. The house will have a strong foundation if he understands what is right. 4Knowledge will help him to fill its rooms with beautiful and valuable things. 21. A wise man is better than a brave soldier. If a man learns knowledge, he will become stronger. 6If you receive good advice before you fight a battle, you will win against your enemy. 722. A fool cannot understand wisdom. He has nothing to say when leaders meet.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:5 word by word
גֶּֽבֶר־חָכָ֥ם בַּע֑וֹז וְאִֽישׁ־דַּ֝֗עַת מְאַמֶּץ־כֹּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 24:5
- Proverbs 8:14I tell people how to do wise things that are right. I understand what is right and I am strong.
- Proverbs 10:29The Lord keeps honest people safe. But he punishes people who do wrong things.
- Proverbs 21:22A wise person can win against a city that is full of strong men. He can destroy the strong place that they trust to keep them safe.
- Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom makes a wise person more powerful than ten rulers in a city.
- Ecclesiastes 9:14There was a small city and only a few people lived in it. A powerful king came to attack that city. His army made their camp around the city. They built heaps of earth all around it.
- Psalms 84:7The people become stronger as they travel, until each one meets with God in Zion.
- Isaiah 40:31But people who wait for the Lord to help them will receive new strength. They will rise up high, as if they have the wings of eagles. They will run and they will not become tired. They will walk and they will not become weak.
- Colossians 1:11God rules from heaven with great power. We pray that he will make you strong with every kind of strength. Then, when troubles come, you can still be patient and strong.
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
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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
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