Proverbs 24:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

A wise man is euer strong: yea a man of vnderstanding increaseth strength.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 21:22 : 22 A wyse man skaleth the citie of the mightie, & ouerthroweth the strength wherein they trusted.
  • Eccl 7:19 : 19 Wysdome geueth more courage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie.
  • Col 1:11 : 11 Strenthened with all might, through his glorious power, vnto all patience and long sufferyng with ioyfulnesse:
  • Ps 84:7 : 7 They wyl set forward from a stoute courage to a stoute courage: that the God of Gods may be seene of them in Sion.
  • Prov 8:14 : 14 Counsell is mine, and direction, I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength.
  • Prov 10:29 : 29 The way of the Lord geueth courage vnto the godly: but it is a feare for wicked doers.
  • Eccl 9:14-18 : 14 There was a litle citie and a few men within it: so there came a great kyng and besieged it, and made great bulwarkes against it. 15 And in the citie there was founde a poore man, but he was wyse, whiche with his wysdome deliuered the citie, yet was there no body that had any respect to such a simple man. 16 Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde. 17 A wyse mans counsayle that is folowed in scilence, is farre aboue the crying of a captaine among fooles. 18 For wysdome is better then harnesse: but one sinner alone destroyeth muche goodnesse.
  • Isa 40:31 : 31 But vnto them that haue their trust in the Lorde, shall strength be increased: Egles winges shall growe vpon them, when they runne they shall not fall, and when they go they shall not be weerie.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 7:19
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    19Wysdome geueth more courage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie.

  • Prov 1:4-6
    3 verses
    80%

    4To geue wyt vnto the simple, and that the young men myght haue knowledge and vnderstandyng.

    5The wise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto wise counsayles.

    6To vnderstande a parable, and the interpretation therof, the wordes of the wise, and their darke speaches.

  • Prov 24:3-4
    2 verses
    79%

    3Thorowe wysdome is an house buylded, & with vnderstanding is it set vp.

    4Thorowe discretion shall the chaumbers be filled with all costly and pleasaunt riches.

  • Prov 24:6
    76%

    6For with discretion must warres be taken in hand: and where as are many that can geue counsaile, there is health.

  • Prov 18:15
    74%

    15A wise heart possesseth knowledge, & a prudent eare seeketh vnderstanding.

  • Prov 21:22
    74%

    22A wyse man skaleth the citie of the mightie, & ouerthroweth the strength wherein they trusted.

  • Prov 10:14
    74%

    14Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.

  • Eccl 1:18
    74%

    18For where much wisdome is, there is also great trauayle and disquietnesse: and the more knowledge a man hath, the more is his care.

  • Prov 8:14
    73%

    14Counsell is mine, and direction, I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength.

  • Eccl 7:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11Wysdome with inheritaunce is good, yet better is it with them that without care may beholde the sunne:

    12For wysdome defendeth aswell as money, and the excellent knowledge & wysdome geueth lyfe vnto hym that hath it in possession.

  • Job 12:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12Among olde persons there is wysedome, and in age is vnderstanding.

    13Yea, with God is wysdome and strength, it is he that hath counsell and foreknowledge.

  • Prov 2:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lorde, and finde the knowledge of God.

    6For the Lorde geueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 9:9-11
    3 verses
    72%

    9Geue a discrete man but an occasion, and he wyll be the wyser: teache a righteous man, and he wyll encrease in knowledge.

    10The feare of the Lorde is the beginning of wisdome: and the knowledge of holy thinges, is vnderstanding.

    11For thorowe me thy dayes shalbe prolonged, and the yeres of thy life shall be many.

  • Prov 13:16
    72%

    16A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.

  • Prov 3:13
    72%

    13Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng:

  • Isa 33:6
    71%

    6And a sure stablishyng of thy tymes, shalbe strength, health, wisdome, and knowledge: and the very feare of the Lorde shalbe the treasure of it.

  • Eccl 8:1
    71%

    1Who is wise? who hath knowledge to make an aunswere? A mans wysdome maketh his face to shine: but vnshamefastnes putteth it out of fauour.

  • Prov 2:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and thy soule deliteth in knowledge:

    11Then shall counsayle preserue thee, and vnderstandyng shall kepe thee,

  • Prov 16:21-23
    3 verses
    71%

    21Who so is wyse in heart, shalbe called prudent: and the sweetnesse of his lippes encreaseth learnyng.

    22Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.

    23A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.

  • Prov 4:7
    71%

    7The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding.

  • Isa 3:2
    71%

    2The captayne and the souldiour, the iudge and the prophete, the prudent and the aged man,

  • Prov 14:24
    71%

    24Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

  • Prov 14:16
    71%

    16A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.

  • Eccl 9:16
    70%

    16Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde.

  • Prov 14:18
    70%

    18The ignoraunt haue foolishnesse in possession: but the wyse are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 17:27
    70%

    27A wyse man vseth fewe wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of a pacient spirite.

  • Prov 14:33
    70%

    33Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.

  • Prov 15:2
    70%

    2The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.

  • Prov 24:14
    70%

    14So sweete shal the knowledge of wysdome be vnto thy soule when thou hast found it: and there shalbe hope, and thy hope shall not be cut of.

  • Prov 24:10
    70%

    10If thou be faynt in the day of aduersitie, thy strength is small.

  • Prov 15:14
    70%

    14The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.

  • Prov 20:5
    70%

    5Counsayle in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding wyll drawe it out.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.

    8The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

  • Prov 15:21
    69%

    21Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly.

  • Prov 1:2
    69%

    2To learne wisdome and instruction, & to perceaue the wordes of vnderstandyng,

  • Prov 15:24
    69%

    24The way of lyfe is on hygh to the wise, that a man shoulde beware of hell beneath.

  • Prov 8:5
    69%

    5Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.