Proverbs 24:5
The wise man is strong; Yea, the man of understanding establisheth his strength.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
In Context
4Yea, by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and goodly substance.
6For by wise counsel shalt thou make war, And by the multitude of counsellors cometh success.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:14Counsel is mine, and sound reason; I am understanding; I have strength.
Proverbs 21:22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength in which it trusted.
Ecclesiastes 9:14There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.
Isaiah 40:31But they that trust in Jehovah shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles; They shall run and not be weary; They shall walk and not 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 →