Proverbs 24:4
By doctrine, the storerooms shall be filled with every substance that is precious and most beautiful.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
In Context
3By wisdom shall a house be built, and by prudence shall it be strengthened.
5A wise man is strong, and a well-taught man is robust and valiant.
Cross References
1 Kings 4:22And the provisions of Solomon, for each day, were thirty cor of fine wheat flour, and sixty cor of meal,
1 Chronicles 29:2Now with all my ability, I have prepared the expenses for the house of my God: gold for items of gold, and silver for those of silver, brass for those of brass, iron for those of iron, and wood for those of wood, and stones of onyx, and stones like alabaster, and stones of diverse colors, and every kind of precious stone, and marble from Paros in great abundance.
2 Chronicles 26:4And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, in accord with all that his father, Amaziah, had done.
Nehemiah 13:5Then he made for himself a large storeroom, and in that place, there was laid before him gifts, and frankincense, and vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, the portions of the Levites, and of the singing men, and of the gatekeepers, and the first-fruits of the priests.
Proverbs 8:18With me, are wealth and glory, superb riches and justice.
Proverbs 15:6The house of the just has very great strength. And in the fruits of the impious, there is disorder.
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 →