Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
In Context
6For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.
Cross References
Job 5:4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:
Job 31:21If I have lifted up my hand against an orphan, because I saw my help in the gate:
Psalms 92:5Jehovah, how great are thy works! Thy thoughts are very deep:
Proverbs 15:24The path of life is upwards for the wise, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.
Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;
Proverbs 31:8Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all those that are left desolate.
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 →