Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is [always] in power; and a man of knowledge fortifieth [his] strength.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
In Context
4And through knowledge are chambers filled with all manner of precious and pleasant wealth.
6For by wise counsel canst thou conduct thy war; and there is help in a multitude of counsellors.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:14Mine are counsel and sound wisdom: I am understanding; mine is might.
Proverbs 21:22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength in which they trusted.
Ecclesiastes 9:14There was a little city, and the men therein were few; and there came against it a great king, who enclosed it, and built around it great works of siege;
Isaiah 40:31Yet they that wait upon the Lord shall acquire new strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk, and not become 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 →