Proverbs 24:4
through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
In Context
3By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
Cross References
1 Kings 4:22Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,
1 Chronicles 29:2Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
2 Chronicles 26:4And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
Nehemiah 13:5and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.
Proverbs 8:18With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness.
Proverbs 15:6The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
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 →