Proverbs 24:4
And the inner parts are filled by knowledge, || [With] all precious and pleasant wealth.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
In Context
3A house is built by wisdom, || And it establishes itself by understanding.
5The wise [is] mighty in strength, || And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,
Cross References
1 Kings 4:22And the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors of meal,
1 Chronicles 29:2and with all my power I have prepared for the house of my God, the gold for [things of] gold, and the silver for [things of] silver, and the bronze for [things of] bronze, the iron for [things of] iron, and the wood for [things of] wood, shoham stones, and settings, and stones of painting and of diverse colors, and all [kinds of] precious stone, and stones of white marble, in abundance.
2 Chronicles 26:4And he does that which is right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his father Amaziah did,
Nehemiah 13:5and he makes for him a great chamber, and there they were formerly putting the present, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil—the commanded thing of the Levites, and the singers, and the gatekeepers—and the raised-offering of the priests.
Proverbs 8:18Wealth and honor [are] with me, || Lasting substance and righteousness.
Proverbs 15:6Abundant strength [is in] the house of the righteous, || And in the increase of the wicked—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 →