English Standard Version
Proverbs 24:4
4by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Proverbs 24:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
- New International Version (NIV)through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.
- New King James Version (NKJV)By knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Through knowledge its rooms are filled with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.
Context of Proverbs 24:4
2for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble. 3By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. 5A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might, 6for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:4 word by word
וּ֭בְדַעַת חֲדָרִ֣ים יִמָּלְא֑וּ כָּל־ה֖וֹן יָקָ֣ר וְנָעִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 24:4
- Proverbs 15:6In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
- Proverbs 20:15There is gold and abundance of costly stones, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
- Proverbs 21:20Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.
- Proverbs 27:23Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds,
- 1 Kings 4:22Solomon's provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal,
- 1 Chronicles 27:25Over the king's treasuries was Azmaveth the son of Adiel; and over the treasuries in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the towers, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah;
- 1 Chronicles 29:2So I have provided for the house of my God, so far as I was able, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, and the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, besides great quantities of onyx and stones for setting, antimony, colored stones, all sorts of precious stones and marble.
- 2 Chronicles 4:18Solomon made all these things in great quantities, for the weight of the bronze was not sought.
- 2 Chronicles 26:4And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
- Nehemiah 10:39For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of grain, wine, and oil to the chambers, where the vessels of the sanctuary are, as well as the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not neglect the house of our God."
- Nehemiah 13:5prepared for Tobiah a large chamber where they had previously put the grain offering, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.
- Matthew 13:52And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."
Commentaries on Proverbs 24:4
- 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. 3-4Saying 20: See Proverbs 14:11.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. (Compare Pr 14:1; Is 54:14). house--including the family.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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