Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is [euer] strong: yea a man of vnderstanding increaseth strength.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
In Context
4Thorowe discretion shall the chaumbers be filled with all costly and pleasaunt riches.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:14Counsell is mine, and direction, I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength.
Proverbs 21:22A wyse man skaleth the citie of the mightie, & ouerthroweth the strength wherein they trusted.
Ecclesiastes 9:14There was a litle citie and a few men within it: so there came a great kyng and besieged it, and made great bulwarkes against it.
Isaiah 40:31But vnto them that haue their trust in the Lorde, shall strength be increased: Egles winges shall growe vpon them, when they runne they shall not fall, and when they go they shall not be weerie.
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 →