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Proverbs 24:3
3By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;
Proverbs 24:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
- English Standard Version (ESV)By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Through wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established;
- New Living Translation (NLT)A house is built by wisdom and becomes strong through good sense.
Context of Proverbs 24:3
1Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company; 2for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble. By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; 4through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. 5The wise prevail through great power, and those who have knowledge muster their strength.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:3 word by word
בְּ֭חָכְמָה יִבָּ֣נֶה בָּ֑יִת וּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗ה יִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:3
- Proverbs 9:1Wisdom has built her house; she has set up its seven pillars.
- Proverbs 14:1The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
- 1 Corinthians 3:9For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.
- 2 Samuel 7:26so that your name will be great forever. Then people will say, ‘The Lord Almighty is God over Israel!’ And the house of your servant David will be established in your sight.
- Jeremiah 10:12But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
- Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Commentaries on Proverbs 24:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Through wisdom is a house blinded - That is, a family; household affairs. See the notes on Proverbs 9:1; (note), etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The “house” is figurative of the whole life, the “chambers” of all regions, inward and outward, of it.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. 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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