Proverbs 8:14
Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
In Context
15Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:6For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:
Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.
Isaiah 9:6For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.
John 1:9The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.
Romans 11:33O how deep is the wealth of the wisdom and knowledge of God! no one is able to make discovery of his decisions, and his ways may not be searched out.
1 Corinthians 1:30But God has given you a place in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given us wisdom and righteousness and salvation, and made us holy:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 8:13-22
The Advantages of Wisdom. 12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. 18 Riches and honour are with me;… Read the whole commentary →