Proverbs 24:5 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ A wise man is strong and is better than a strong man, and a man of knowledge increases and strengthens his power; [Prov. 21:22; Eccl. 9:16.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.

Common English Bible

⁵ A wise person is mightier than a strong one; a knowledgeable person than a powerful one.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ A wise man is strong, and a well-taught man is robust and valiant.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ A wise man is strong: and a knowing man, stout and valiant.

Proverbs 24:5 Cross References

Psalm 84:7

They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

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.

Proverbs 24:6

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counselors there is safety.

Proverbs 8:14

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

Isaiah 36:5

I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

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 long-suffering with joyfulness;