Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is strong: and a knowing man, stout and valiant.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
In Context
4By instruction the storerooms shall be filled with all precious and most beautiful wealth.
6Because war is managed by due ordering: and there shall be safety where there are many counsels.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:14Counsel and equity is mine, prudence is mine, strength is mine.
Proverbs 21:22The wise man hath scaled the city of the strong, and hath cast down the strength of the confidence thereof.
Ecclesiastes 9:14A little city, and few men in it: there came against it a great king, and invested it, and built bulwarks round about it, and the siege was perfect.
Isaiah 40:31But they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall take wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
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 →