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Proverbs 24:7
7Wisdom is too lofty for fools. Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.
Proverbs 24:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
- New International Version (NIV)Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Wisdom is too lofty for a fool; He does not open his mouth in the gate.
Context of Proverbs 24:7
5The wise are mightier than the strong, and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger. 6So don’t go to war without wise guidance; victory depends on having many advisers. Wisdom is too lofty for fools. Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say. 8A person who plans evil will get a reputation as a troublemaker. 9The schemes of a fool are sinful; everyone detests a mocker.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:7 word by word
רָאמ֣וֹת לֶֽאֱוִ֣יל חָכְמ֑וֹת בַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַר לֹ֣א יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:7
- Proverbs 14:6A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.
- Proverbs 15:24The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave behind.
- Proverbs 17:24Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
- Psalms 10:5Yet they succeed in everything they do. They do not see your punishment awaiting them. They sneer at all their enemies.
- Psalms 92:5O Lord, what great works you do! And how deep are your thoughts.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.
- Proverbs 22:22Don’t rob the poor just because you can, or exploit the needy in court.
- Proverbs 31:8Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed.
- Job 29:7“Those were the days when I went to the city gate and took my place among the honored leaders.
- Job 31:21“If I raised my hand against an orphan, knowing the judges would take my side,
- Isaiah 29:21Those who convict the innocent by their false testimony will disappear. A similar fate awaits those who use trickery to pervert justice and who tell lies to destroy the innocent.
- Amos 5:10How you hate honest judges! How you despise people who tell the truth!
Commentaries on Proverbs 24:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7A fool - openeth not his mouth in the gate - Is not put into public offices of trust and responsibility.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7In the gate - Compare the Proverbs 22:22 note.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-9Verses 7-9 A weak man thinks wisdom is too high for him, therefore he will take no pains for it. It is bad to do evil, but worse to devise it. Even the first risings of sin in the heart are sin, and must be repented of. Those that strive to make others hateful, make themselves so.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Saying 22: Leaders need to be wise (see Proverbs 8:5–6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. (Compare Pr 14:16). in the gate--(Compare Pr 22:22).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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