Parallel Verses
King James 2000
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increases strength.
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.
A Conservative Version
A wise man is strong, yea, a man of knowledge increases might.
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.
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 shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. 5 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increases strength. 6 For by wise counsel you shall wage your war: and in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:22
A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and casts down the stronghold in which they trust.
Psalm 84:7
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appears before God.
Proverbs 8:14
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
Proverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men who are in the 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 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 longsuffering with joyfulness;