Proverbs 24:3 KJV

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

Matthew Henry

  • Proverbs 24:1–34Envy not sinners. And let not a desire ever come into thy mind, Oh that I could shake off restraints! 3-6. Piety and prudence in outward affairs, both go...

Thompson Chains

  • Wisdom (3)See the chain from Job 28:28 · 9 links
  • EstablishedSee the chain from 2 Chronicles 20:20 · 6 links

Parallel Passages

  • Deuteronomy 4:6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
  • Proverbs 9:1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
  • Proverbs 9:1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
  • Jeremiah 10:12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
  • Colossians 2:7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
  • 1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Through wisdom בְּחָכְמָה bĕḥokmâ חׇכְמָה Noun · feminine singular · with preposition
  • is an house בָּיִת bāyit בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular
  • builded יִבָּנֶה yibbānê בָּנָה Verb · niphal imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • and by understanding וּבִתְבוּנָה ûbitbûnâ תָּבוּן Noun · feminine singular · with and, preposition
  • it is established יִתְכּוֹנָן yitkônān כּוּן Verb · hithpolel imperfect, third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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