5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
6Only 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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A wiseחָכָ֥םH2450Adjective - masculine singularmanגֶּֽבֶר־H1397Noun - masculine singular[is] strongבַּע֑וֹזH5797Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand a manוְאִֽישׁ־H376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof knowledgeדַּ֝֗עַתH1847Noun - feminine singularenhancesמְאַמֶּץ־H553Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularhis strengthכֹּֽחַ׃H3581Noun - masculine singular
BSB notes
- LXX The wise are mightier than the strong
Verse 6
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Onlyכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionwith sound guidanceבְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹתH8458Preposition-b | Noun - feminine pluralshould you wageתַּעֲשֶׂה־H6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularwarמִלְחָמָ֑הH4421Noun - feminine singularand victoryוּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗הH8668Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularlies in a multitudeבְּרֹ֣בH7230Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularof counselorsיוֹעֵֽץ׃H3289Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular