New King James Version
Proverbs 24:3
3Through wisdom a house is built, And by 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:
- New International Version (NIV)By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;
- English Standard Version (ESV)By 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 be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them; 2For their heart devises violence, And their lips talk of troublemaking. Through wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established; 4By knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches. 5A wise man is strong, Yes, a man of knowledge increases 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 hewn out her seven pillars;
- Proverbs 14:1The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.
- 1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.
- 2 Samuel 7:26So let Your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel.’ And let the house of Your servant David be established before You.
- Jeremiah 10:12He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, And has stretched out the heavens at His discretion.
- Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
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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