English Standard Version
Proverbs 24:5
5A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A wise man is strong, Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;
- New Living Translation (NLT)The wise are mightier than the strong, and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger.
Context of Proverbs 24:5
3By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; 4by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. A 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. 7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.
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 have counsel and sound wisdom; I have insight; I have strength.
- Proverbs 10:29The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers.
- Proverbs 21:22A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
- Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
- Ecclesiastes 9:14There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it.
- Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.
- Isaiah 40:31but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
- Colossians 1:11being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience 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
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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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