Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is strong, yea, a man of knowledge increases might.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
In Context
4and by knowledge the chambers are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
6For by wise guidance thou shall make thy war, and in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:14Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge. I am understanding, I have might.
Proverbs 21:22A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of the confidence of it.
Ecclesiastes 9:14There was a little city, and few men within it. And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.
Isaiah 40:31But those who wait for LORD shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as eagles. They shall run, and not be weary. They shall walk, and not faint.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:4-7
3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: 4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. 5 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. 6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. We are tempted to envy those that grow rich, and raise their estates and families, by such unjust courses as our consciences will by no means suffer us to use. But, to set aside that… Read the whole commentary →