Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is strong, and a well-taught man is robust and valiant.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
In Context
6For war is undertaken in an orderly manner, and safety shall be where there are many counsels.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:14Counsel is mine, and equity. Prudence is mine. Strength is mine.
Proverbs 21:22The wise has ascended the city of the strong, and he has torn down the bulwark of its confidence.
Ecclesiastes 9:14There was a small city, with a few men in it. There came against it a great king, who surrounded it, and built fortifications all around it, and the blockade was completed.
Isaiah 40:31But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.
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 →