Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is too high for a fool. He opens not his mouth in the gate.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
In Context
6For by wise guidance thou shall make thy war, and in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
8He who devises to do evil, men shall call him a mischief-maker.
Cross References
Job 5:4His sons are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,
Job 31:21if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate,
Psalms 92:5How great are thy works, O LORD! Thy thoughts are very deep.
Proverbs 15:24To the wise man the way of life [is] upward, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.
Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate.
Proverbs 31:8Open thy mouth for the mute, in the cause of all such as are left desolate.
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 →