Proverbs 24:4
And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
In Context
3The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:
5A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.
Cross References
1 Kings 4:22And the amount of Solomon's food for one day was thirty measures of crushed grain and sixty measures of meal;
1 Chronicles 29:2Now as far as I am able, I have made ready what is needed for the house of my God; the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the silver things, and the brass for the brass things, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; beryls and jewels to be framed, and stones of different colours for ornament; all sorts of stones of great price, and polished building-stone, as much as is needed and more.
2 Chronicles 26:4He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Amaziah had done.
Nehemiah 13:5Had made ready for him a great room, where at one time they kept the meal offerings, the perfume, and the vessels and the tenths of the grain and wine and oil which were given by order to the Levites and the music-makers and the door-keepers, and the lifted offerings for the priests.
Proverbs 8:18Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.
Proverbs 15:6In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.
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 →