New King James Version
Proverbs 24:4
4By knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Through knowledge its rooms are filled with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.
Context of Proverbs 24:4
2For their heart devises violence, And their lips talk of troublemaking. 3Through wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established; By knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches. 5A wise man is strong, Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength; 6For by wise counsel you will wage your own war, And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:4 word by word
וּ֭בְדַעַת חֲדָרִ֣ים יִמָּלְא֑וּ כָּל־ה֖וֹן יָקָ֣ר וְנָעִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 24:4
- Proverbs 15:6In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, But in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.
- Proverbs 20:15There is gold and a multitude of rubies, But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
- Proverbs 21:20There is desirable treasure, And oil in the dwelling of the wise, But a foolish man squanders it.
- Proverbs 27:23Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds;
- 1 Kings 4:22Now Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour, sixty kors of meal,
- 1 Chronicles 27:25And Azmaveth the son of Adiel was over the king’s treasuries; and Jehonathan the son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2Now for the house of my God I have prepared with all my might: gold for things to be made of gold, silver for things of silver, bronze for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood, onyx stones, stones to be set, glistening stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble slabs in abundance.
- 2 Chronicles 4:18And Solomon had all these articles made in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined.
- 2 Chronicles 26:4And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
- Nehemiah 10:39For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine and the oil, to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are, where the priests who minister and the gatekeepers and the singers are; and we will not neglect the house of our God.
- Nehemiah 13:5And he had prepared for him a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, the tithes of grain, the new wine and oil, which were commanded to be given to the Levites and singers and gatekeepers, and the offerings for the priests.
- Matthew 13:52Then He said to them, “Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new 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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