Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The wise prevail through great power, and those who have knowledge muster their strength. New Living Translation The wise are mightier than the strong, and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger. English Standard Version A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might, Berean Standard Bible A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength. King James Bible A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. New King James Version A wise man is strong, Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength; New American Standard Bible A wise man is strong, And a person of knowledge increases power. NASB 1995 A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge increases power. NASB 1977 A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge increases power. Legacy Standard Bible A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge strengthens his power. Amplified Bible A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge strengthens his power; Christian Standard Bible A wise warrior is better than a strong one, and a man of knowledge than one of strength; Holman Christian Standard Bible A wise warrior is better than a strong one, and a man of knowledge than one of strength; American Standard Version A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The wise is better than the strong, and a man of knowledge than a mighty man of power. Brenton Septuagint Translation A wise man is better than a strong man; and a man who has prudence than a large estate. Contemporary English Version Wisdom brings strength, and knowledge gives power. Douay-Rheims Bible A wise man is strong: and a knowing man, stout and valiant. English Revised Version A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might. GOD'S WORD® Translation A strong man knows how to use his strength, but a person with knowledge is even more powerful. Good News Translation Being wise is better than being strong; yes, knowledge is more important than strength. International Standard Version A wise man is strong, and a knowledgeable man grows in strength. JPS Tanakh 1917 A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. Literal Standard Version The wise [is] mighty in strength, | And a man of knowledge is strengthening power, Majority Standard Bible A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength. New American Bible The wise are more powerful than the strong, and the learned, than the mighty, NET Bible A wise warrior is strong, and a man of knowledge makes his strength stronger; New Revised Standard Version Wise warriors are mightier than strong ones, and those who have knowledge than those who have strength; New Heart English Bible A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength; Webster's Bible Translation A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge increaseth strength. World English Bible A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength, Young's Literal Translation Mighty is the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do not Envy…4through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure. 5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength. 6Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.… Cross References Proverbs 21:22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust. Proverbs 24:6 Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors. Treasury of Scripture A wise man is strong; yes, a man of knowledge increases strength. a wise Proverbs 8:14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. Proverbs 10:29 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. Proverbs 21:22 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. strong Psalm 84:7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Colossians 1:11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Jump to Previous Great Greater Increases Increaseth Makes Mightier Mighty Power Strength Strengthening Strong WiseJump to Next Great Greater Increases Increaseth Makes Mightier Mighty Power Strength Strengthening Strong WiseProverbs 24 1. Precepts and Warnings(5) A man of knowledge increaseth strength.--For the spiritual sense, comp. 2Peter 3:18.Verses 5, 6. - Wisdom is beneficial in peace and war. Verse 5. - A wise man is strong. בעוז, "in strength," full of strength, because, however feeble in body, he is wise in counsel, firm in purpose, brave in conduct, thoroughly to be depended upon, and supported by his perfect trust in God (comp. Proverbs 21:22). The Septuagint, with which agree the Syriac and Chaldee, reading differently, renders, "A wise man is better than a strong man" - a sentiment which Lesetre compares to Cicoro's "cedant arma togae." A man of knowledge increaseth strength; literally, strengtheneth power; shows greater, superior power, as Amos 2:14. The Septuagint, from some corruption of the text, renders, "And a man having prudence (is better) than a large estate (γεωργίου μεγάλου);" i.e. wisdom will bring a man more worldly advantages than the possession of extensive farms. The gnome is proved by what follows. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew A wiseחָכָ֥ם (ḥā·ḵām) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2450: Wise man גֶּֽבֶר־ (ge·ḇer-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1397: A valiant man, warrior, a person simply [is] strong, בַּע֑וֹז (ba·‘ō·wz) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5797: Strength, might and a man וְאִֽישׁ־ (wə·’îš-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of knowledge דַּ֝֗עַת (da·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge enhances מְאַמֶּץ־ (mə·’am·meṣ-) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 553: To be stout, strong, bold, alert his strength; כֹּֽחַ׃ (kō·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species) Links Proverbs 24:5 NIVProverbs 24:5 NLT Proverbs 24:5 ESV Proverbs 24:5 NASB Proverbs 24:5 KJV Proverbs 24:5 BibleApps.com Proverbs 24:5 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 24:5 Chinese Bible Proverbs 24:5 French Bible Proverbs 24:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 24:5 A wise man has great power (Prov. 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