Proverbs 24:5 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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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 appeareth before God in Zion.

Proverbs 10:29

The way of the LORD is a strong hold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 21:22

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

Proverbs 24:6

For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war: And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Proverbs 8:14

Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers which are in a city.

Isaiah 36:5

I say, thy counsel and strength for the war are but vain words: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled 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; they shall walk, and not faint.

Colossians 1:11

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;