A (A)wise man is [a]strong,
And a person of knowledge [b]increases power.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:5 Lit in strength
  2. Proverbs 24:5 Lit strengthens power

A wise man is mightier than a strong man,[a]
    and a man of knowledge than he who has strength;

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:5 Gk Compare Syr Tg: Heb is in strength

The (A)devising of foolishness is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to humanity.

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The devising of folly is sin,
    and the scoffer is an abomination to men.

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