Proverbs 24:5
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A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
In other translations
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
- Colossians 1:11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
- Isaiah 40:31But 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.But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Proverbs 21:22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
- Proverbs 8:14Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.
- Psalm 84:7They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
- Ecclesiastes 9:14-1814 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.14 There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it. 15 Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man. 16 And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.” 17 The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.
- Proverbs 10:29The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
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