5 A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
6 Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 24:5-6
Wisdom Builds the House: Justice, Courage, Diligence, Enemies, and the Future of the Righteous
The chapter moves from warnings against envying the wicked, to wisdom as constructive strength, to courageous rescue, to future hope, to restraint toward enemies, to public justice and honest speech, and finally to ordered labor and the severe warning of the sluggard's ruined field.
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Verse 5
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Original words
A wise חָכָ֥ם H2450 Adjective - masculine singular man גֶּֽבֶר־ H1397 Noun - masculine singular [is] strong בַּע֑וֹז H5797 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and a man וְאִֽישׁ־ H376 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of knowledge דַּ֝֗עַת H1847 Noun - feminine singular enhances מְאַמֶּץ־ H553 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular his strength כֹּֽחַ׃ H3581 Noun - masculine singular
BSB notes
- LXX The wise are mightier than the strong
Verse 6
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Only כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction with sound guidance בְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹת H8458 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural should you wage תַּעֲשֶׂה־ H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular war מִלְחָמָ֑ה H4421 Noun - feminine singular and victory וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗ה H8668 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular lies in a multitude בְּרֹ֣ב H7230 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular of counselors יוֹעֵֽץ׃ H3289 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular