New English Translation
Proverbs 24:5
5A wise warrior is strong, and a man of knowledge makes his strength 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
3By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; 4by knowledge its rooms are filled with all kinds of precious and pleasing treasures. A wise warrior is strong, and a man of knowledge makes his strength stronger; 6for with guidance you wage your war, and with numerous advisers there is victory. 7Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court 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 8:14Counsel and sound wisdom belong to me; I possess understanding and might.
- Proverbs 10:29The way of the Lord is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.
- Proverbs 21:22The wise person can scale the city of the mighty and bring down the stronghold in which they trust.
- Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom gives a wise person more protection than ten rulers in a city.
- Ecclesiastes 9:14There was once a small city with a few men in it, and a mighty king attacked it, besieging it and building strong siege works against it.
- Psalms 84:7They are sustained as they travel along; each one appears before God in Zion.
- Isaiah 40:31But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
- Colossians 1:11being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of all patience and steadfastness, joyfully
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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