New American Standard Bible 1995
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
3By wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established; 4And by knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge increases power. 6For by wise guidance you will wage war, And in abundance of counselors there is victory. 7Wisdom is too exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth in the gate.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:5 word by word
גֶּֽבֶר־חָכָ֥ם בַּע֑וֹז וְאִֽישׁ־דַּ֝֗עַת מְאַמֶּץ־כֹּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:5
- Proverbs 8:14Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine.
- Proverbs 10:29The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright, But ruin to the workers of iniquity.
- Proverbs 21:22A wise man scales the city of the mighty And brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
- Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
- Ecclesiastes 9:14There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it.
- Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength, Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
- Isaiah 40:31Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.
- Colossians 1:11strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously
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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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 24:5 Prov 21:22 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 24:5 Lit in strength ↩
- 3. Proverbs 24:5 Lit strengthens power ↩
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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