Verse 5

A wise man is strong, yes, a man of knowledge increases strength.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 21:22 : 22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty and casts down the strength of its confidence.
  • Eccl 7:19 : 19 Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men in the city.
  • Col 1:11 : 11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;
  • Ps 84:7 : 7 They go from strength to strength, each one appears before God in Zion.
  • Prov 8:14 : 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.
  • Prov 10:29 : 29 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright, but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
  • Eccl 9:14-18 : 14 There was a little city with few men in it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great siege works against it. 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no one remembered that same poor man. 16 Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength; nevertheless, the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools. 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
  • Isa 40:31 : 31 But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.