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By wisdom a house is built;
    it is made secure through understanding.
By knowledge its rooms are furnished
    with all sorts of expensive and beautiful goods.

A wise man is strong,[a]
    and a knowledgeable man grows in strength.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:5 So MT; LXX reads Being wise is better than being strong

Saying 21

By wisdom a house is built,(A)
    and through understanding it is established;
through knowledge its rooms are filled
    with rare and beautiful treasures.(B)

Saying 22

The wise prevail through great power,
    and those who have knowledge muster their strength.

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