Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is too high for the fool; He openeth not his mouth at the gate.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
In Context
6For by wise counsel shalt thou make war, And by the multitude of counsellors cometh success.
8He that deviseth to do evil Shall be called mischief-master.
Cross References
Job 5:4His children are far from safety; They are oppressed at the gate, and there is none to deliver them.
Job 31:21If I have shaken my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate,—
Psalms 92:5How great are thy works, O LORD! How deep thy purposes!
Proverbs 15:24The path of life is upward for the wise, So that he turneth away from the underworld beneath.
Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poor man, because he is poor, Nor crush thou the destitute at the gate;
Proverbs 31:8Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of every orphan!
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 →