(A)A wise man is strong,
Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;

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19 (A)Wisdom strengthens the wise
More than ten rulers of the city.

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11 (A)strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, (B)for all patience and longsuffering (C)with joy;

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22 A (A)wise man [a]scales the city of the mighty,
And brings down the trusted stronghold.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:22 Climbs over the walls of

31 But those who (A)wait on the Lord
(B)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.

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14 (A)There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great [a]snares around 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 (B)strength.
Nevertheless (C)the poor man’s wisdom is despised,
And his words are not heard.
17 Words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heard
Rather than the shout of a ruler of fools.
18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war;
But (D)one sinner destroys much good.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 9:14 LXX, Syr., Vg. bulwarks

29 The way of the Lord is strength for the upright,
But (A)destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

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14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, (A)I have strength.

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They go (A)from strength to strength;
[a]Each one (B)appears before God in Zion.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 84:7 LXX, Syr., Vg. The God of gods shall be seen

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