New American Standard Bible 2020
Proverbs 24:4
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
- New King James Version (NKJV)By knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.
Context of Proverbs 24:4
2For their minds plot violence, And their lips talk of trouble. 3By wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established; And by knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches. 5A wise man is strong, And a person of knowledge increases power. 6For by wise guidance you will wage war, And in an 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
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:4
- Proverbs 15:6Great wealth is in the house of the righteous, But trouble is in the income of the wicked.
- Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and an abundance of jewels; But lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.
- Proverbs 21:20There is precious treasure and oil in the home of the wise, But a foolish person swallows it up.
- Proverbs 27:23Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;
- 1 Kings 4:22Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal,
- 1 Chronicles 27:25Now Azmaveth the son of Adiel was responsible for the king’s storehouses. And Jonathan the son of Uzziah was responsible for the storehouses in the country, the cities, the villages, and the towers.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2Now with all my ability I have provided for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, wood for the things of wood, onyx stones and inlaid stones, stones of antimony and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance.
- 2 Chronicles 4:18So Solomon made all these utensils in great quantities, for the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
- 2 Chronicles 26:4He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, in accordance with everything that his father Amaziah had done.
- Nehemiah 10:39For the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to the chambers; the utensils of the sanctuary, the priests who are ministering, the gatekeepers, and the singers are there. So we will not neglect the house of our God.
- Nehemiah 13:5had prepared a large room for him, where previously they used to put the grain offerings, the frankincense, the utensils and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.
- Matthew 13:52And Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure new things and 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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