Proverbs 24:4
and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
In Context
3Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;
5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Cross References
1 Kings 4:22And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal,
1 Chronicles 29:2And I have prepared according to all my power for the house of my God gold for [things of] gold, and silver for [things of] silver, and brass for [things of] brass, iron for [things of] iron, and wood for [things of] wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and white marble in abundance.
2 Chronicles 26:4And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
Nehemiah 13:5had prepared for him a great chamber, where formerly they laid the oblations, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine and the oil, which was commanded for the Levites and the singers and the doorkeepers, and the heave-offerings of the priests.
Proverbs 8:18Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness.
Proverbs 15:6In the house of a righteous [man] is much treasure; but in the revenue of a wicked [man] is disturbance.
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 →