Parallel Verses
Amplified
A wise man scales the city [walls] of the mighty
And brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
New American Standard Bible
And brings down the
King James Version
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
Holman Bible
and brought down its secure fortress.
International Standard Version
A wise man attacks the city of the mighty, bringing down the fortress in which they trust.
A Conservative Version
A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of the confidence of it.
American Standard Version
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
Bible in Basic English
A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.
Darby Translation
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
Julia Smith Translation
The wise one ascended the city of the strong, and he will bring down the strength of its confidence.
King James 2000
A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and casts down the stronghold in which they trust.
Lexham Expanded Bible
To a city of warriors, the wise ascends, and he will bring down the stronghold--its object of trust.
Modern King James verseion
A wise one scales the city of the mighty and brings down the strength of its hope.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A wise man winneth the city of the mighty; and as for the strength that they trust in, he bringeth it down.
NET Bible
The wise person can scale the city of the mighty and bring down the stronghold in which they trust.
New Heart English Bible
A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.
The Emphasized Bible
A city of heroes, doth a wise man scale, and bringeth down the strength of its confidence.
Webster
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of its confidence.
World English Bible
A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.
Youngs Literal Translation
A city of the mighty hath the wise gone up, And bringeth down the strength of its confidence.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:22
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Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
21
He who earnestly seeks righteousness and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
A wise man scales the city [walls] of the mighty
And brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
He who guards his mouth and his tongue
Guards himself from troubles.
Phrases
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom strengthens the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
2 Samuel 5:6-9
Now the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, “You shall not enter here, for the blind and the lame [even the weakest among us] will turn you away”; they thought, “David cannot come in here [because the walls are impenetrable].”
2 Samuel 20:16-22
Then a wise woman cried out from the city, “Hear, hear! Tell Joab, ‘Come here so that I may speak to you.’”
Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is strong,
And a man of knowledge strengthens his power;
Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
This [illustration of] wisdom I have also seen under the sun, and great it was to me: