“ A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. ”
Is strong - literally, as in the margin; i. e., rooted and established in strength.
Proverbs 24:7 a. Lit. Wisdom is corals to the fool. RV involves a change m the text, which gives perhaps the best sense that can be made of an obviously corrupt stanza. Proverbs 24:9 . though...
A wise man, &c. . A strong man [if wise] is strong indeed. Aramaean, Syriac, and Septuagint read "[Better]. wise man than. mighty". man. Hebrew. geber. App-14. increaseth strength. Aram,...
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. A wise man is strong - His wisdom enables him to construct a great variety of machines, by which, under his own influence, he can...
A wise man is strong— The LXX read, A wise man is better than a strong one, and a man of understanding than a strong labourer. This reading seems preferable to ours; which, however, may imply acc...
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. A wise man (Hebrew, geber ( H1397 ), a hero) is strong - Hebrew, is in strength; i:e., invested with it. Wisdom more t...
5. Read, 'A wise man is better than a warrior, and a man of knowledge than a man of strength.'
A man of knowledge increaseth strength. — For the spiritual sense, comp. 2 Peter 3:18 .
CHAPTER 25 FORGIVING "Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to...
Warnings are uttered against envy, against the formation of evil companionships, against excess in passion, against all false exhilaration; and perperpetual attention to wisdom and earnest endeavor t...
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding i...
A wise man [is] strong ,.... He can do that sometimes by his wisdom, and which requires strength and courage too, which another cannot do by his strength; see Proverbs 21:22 . This may be understoo...
A wise man [is] strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. Ver. 5. A wise man is strong. ] See Trapp on " Pro 21:22 "
Through wisdom is a house built There is no need that thou shouldst raise thyself and family by ruining others, as the manner of wicked men is; for thou mayest more easily and effectually do it by...
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 stro...
Is strong; is courageous and resolute, and able by wisdom to do greater things than others can accomplish by their own strength.
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 24:5 . A man of knowledge , rather “ a man of understanding ,” increaseth strength , literally “ maketh power strong .” Miller translates the entire verse thus:—“ A stro...
Proverbs 24:1 . Be not envious against evil men. Similar thoughts occur in Psalms 37:1 ; Psalms 73 ; Proverbs 17:1 . Why should we envy the wicked? We are all going to lie in the common dust; t...
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength Wisdom the strength of the mind The changes of life often have unhappy effects on the temper of our minds. A defence against...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 24:1 We return here to the more usual form, the tetrastich. Be not thou envious against evil men (see on Proverbs 23:17 , where a similar warning is given, and comp...
v. 5. A wise man is strong, full of strength, exerting a powerful influence; yea, a man of knowledge, one making use of proper circumspection and caution, increaseth strength, develops and exte...
Colossians 1:11 ; Ecclesiastes 7:19 ; Ecclesiastes 9:14-18 ; Isaiah 40:31 ; Proverbs 10:29 ; Proverbs 21:22 ; Proverbs 8:14 ; Psalms 84:7
Is strong — Is courageous and resolute, and able by wisdom to do greater things than others can accomplish by strength.