Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
In Context
6Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
8He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
Cross References
Job 5:4His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
Job 31:21if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
Psalms 92:5How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts!
Proverbs 15:24The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
Proverbs 31:8Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
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 →