Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
A wise man is strong, yea, a man of knowledge increases might.
New American Standard Bible
And a man of knowledge
King James Version
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Holman Bible
and a man of knowledge than one of strength;
International Standard Version
A wise man is strong, and a knowledgeable man grows in strength.
American Standard Version
A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might,
Amplified
A wise man is strong,
And a man of knowledge strengthens his power;
Bible in Basic English
A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.
Darby Translation
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Julia Smith Translation
A wise man is in strength, and a man of knowledge strengthens power.
King James 2000
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increases strength.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The warrior of wisdom [is] in strength, and a man of knowledge is strong [in] power.
Modern King James verseion
A wise man is strong; yes, a man of knowledge increases strength.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of understanding is better than he that is mighty of strength.
NET Bible
A wise warrior is strong, and a man of knowledge makes his strength stronger;
New Heart English Bible
A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;
The Emphasized Bible
A wise man, is mighty, and, a man of knowledge, becometh alert in vigour.
Webster
A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
World English Bible
A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;
Youngs Literal Translation
Mighty is the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
4 and by knowledge the chambers are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. 5 A wise man is strong, yea, a man of knowledge increases might. 6 For by wise guidance thou shall make thy war, and in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:22
A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of the confidence of it.
Psalm 84:7
They go from strength to strength; each one of them appears before God in Zion.
Proverbs 8:14
Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge. I am understanding, I have might.
Proverbs 10:29
The way of LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
Ecclesiastes 9:14-18
There was a little city, and few men within it. And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.
Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait for 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
being strengthened in every ability, according to the dominion of his glory, for all perseverance and longsuffering with joy.