Proverbs 24:5

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, and Syriac read "than one who is strong".

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 24:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Is strong - literally, as in the margin; i. e., rooted and established in strength.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 ob...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 ma...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. A wise man (Hebrew, geber ( H1397 ), a hero) is strong - Hebrew, is...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

5. Read, 'A wise man is better than a warrior, and a man of knowledge than a man of strength.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A man of knowledge increaseth strength. — For the spiritual sense, comp. 2 Peter 3:18 .
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Warnings are uttered against envy, against the formation of evil companionships, against excess in passion, against all false exhilaration; and perpe...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 str...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 "
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: 4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all prec...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Is strong; is courageous and resolute, and able by wisdom to do greater things than others can accomplish by their own strength.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 24:5 . A man of knowledge , rather “ a man of understanding ,” increaseth strength , literally “ maketh power strong .”...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 wic...
The Biblical Illustrator

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 effec...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Is strong — Is courageous and resolute, and able by wisdom to do greater things than others can accomplish by strength.

⁵ A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 24:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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