Revised Version 1895
Proverbs 24:4
4And by knowledge are the chambers 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 King James Version (NKJV)By knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.
Context of Proverbs 24:4
2For their heart studieth oppression, and their lips talk of mischief. 3Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant riches. 5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might. 6For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war: and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
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וּ֭בְדַעַת חֲדָרִ֣ים יִמָּלְא֑וּ כָּל־ה֖וֹן יָקָ֣ר וְנָעִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:4
- Proverbs 15:6In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
- Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and abundance of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
- Proverbs 21:20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.
- Proverbs 27:23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds:
- 1 Kings 4:22And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal;
- 1 Chronicles 27:25And over the king’s treasuries was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the treasuries in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah:
- 1 Chronicles 29:2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and the brass for the things of brass, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
- 2 Chronicles 4:18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
- 2 Chronicles 26:4And he did that which was right in the eyes 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 heave offering of the corn, of the wine, and of the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
- Nehemiah 13:5had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meal offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the wine, and the oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the heave offerings for the priests.
- Matthew 13:52And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth 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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