Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom [is] high for a fool, he does not open his mouth in the gate.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
In Context
6For you make war for yourself by plans, || And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counselors.
8Whoever is devising to do evil, || They call him a master of wicked thoughts.
Cross References
Job 5:4His sons are far from safety, || And they are bruised in the gate, || And there is no deliverer.
Job 31:21If I have waved my hand at the fatherless, || When I see [him] in the gate of my court,
Psalms 92:5How great Your works have been, O YHWH, || Your thoughts have been very deep.
Proverbs 15:24A path of life [is] on high for the wise, || To turn aside from Sheol beneath.
Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because he [is] poor, || And do not bruise the afflicted in the gate.
Proverbs 31:8Open your mouth for the mute, || For the right of all sons of change.
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 →