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Proverbs 24:5
Proverbs 24:5 is verse 5 of Proverbs chapter 24, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
LXX The wise are mightier than the strong
King James Version
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
World English Bible
A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,
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Proverbs 24:3–7 · Berean Standard Bible
3 By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
5 A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
6 Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 8:14Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.
Proverbs 10:29The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
Proverbs 21:22A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
Ecclesiastes 9:14There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.
Ecclesiastes 9:15Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:16And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
Ecclesiastes 9:17The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.
Ecclesiastes 9:18Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
Isaiah 40:31But 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.
Colossians 1:11being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully