Proverbs 24:7
Unattainable to a foolish man, are the dictates of wisdom, in the gate, he openeth not his mouth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
In Context
8He that deviseth to do mischief, him, shall men call, a master of plots.
Cross References
Job 5:4His children are far removed from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is none to deliver:
Job 31:21If I shook—against the fatherless—my hand, when I saw, in the gate, his need of my help,
Psalms 92:5How great have grown thy works, Yahweh, [How] very deep are laid thy plans!
Proverbs 15:24The way of life, is upwards to the prudent, that he may depart from hades beneath.
Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, neither crush thou the oppressed in the gate;
Proverbs 31:8Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the children of the departed.
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 →