Parallel Verses

Amplified


A wise man is strong,
And a man of knowledge strengthens his power;

New American Standard Bible

A wise man is strong,
And a man of knowledge increases power.

King James Version

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

Holman Bible

A wise warrior is better than a strong one,
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,

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
A wise
חכם 
Chakam 
Usage: 137

man
גּבר 
Geber 
Usage: 65

is strong
עוז עז 
`oz 
Usage: 55

yea, a man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

דּעת 
Da`ath 
Usage: 91

Context Readings

Learning From Your Father

4
And by knowledge its rooms are filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.
5 
A wise man is strong,
And a man of knowledge strengthens his power;
6
For by wise guidance you can wage your war,
And in an abundance of [wise] counselors there is victory and safety.



Cross References

Proverbs 21:22


A wise man scales the city [walls] of the mighty
And brings down the stronghold in which they trust.

Psalm 84:7


They go from strength to strength [increasing in victorious power];
Each of them appears before God in Zion.

Proverbs 8:14


“Counsel is mine and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, power and strength are mine.

Proverbs 10:29


The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright,
But it is ruin to those who do evil.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom strengthens the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

Ecclesiastes 9:14-18

There was a little city with few men in it and a great king came against it and besieged it and built great battlements against it.

Isaiah 40:31


But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him]
Will gain new strength and renew their power;
They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun];
They will run and not become weary,
They will walk and not grow tired.

Colossians 1:11

[we pray that you may be] strengthened and invigorated with all power, according to His glorious might, to attain every kind of endurance and patience with joy;

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