Proverbs

Proverbs 24:3–7

³By wisdom a house is built

and by understanding it is established;

⁴through knowledge its rooms are filled

with every precious and beautiful treasure.

⁵A wise man is strong,^a

and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.

⁶Only with sound guidance should you wage war,

and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

⁷Wisdom is too high for a fool;

he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By wisdom	בְּ֭חָכְמָה	bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
a house	בָּ֑יִת	bā·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
is built	יִבָּ֣נֶה	yib·bā·neh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
and by understanding	וּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗ה	ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·nāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice
it is established	יִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃	yiṯ·kō·w·nān	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3559 be firm

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
through knowledge	וּ֭בְדַעַת	ū·ḇə·ḏa·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
its rooms	חֲדָרִ֣ים	ḥă·ḏā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2315 chamber, room
are filled	יִמָּלְא֑וּ	yim·mā·lə·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4390 be full, fill
with every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
precious	יָקָ֣ר	yā·qār	Adjective - masculine singular	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
and beautiful	וְנָעִֽים׃	wə·nā·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H5273 pleasant, delightful
treasure	ה֖וֹן	hō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H1952 wealth, sufficiency

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A wise	חָכָ֥ם	ḥā·ḵām	Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
man	גֶּֽבֶר־	ge·ḇer-	Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
strong	בַּע֑וֹז	ba·‘ō·wz	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5797 strength, might
and a man	וְאִֽישׁ־	wə·’îš-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of knowledge	דַּ֝֗עַת	da·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
enhances	מְאַמֶּץ־	mə·’am·meṣ-	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H553 be alert
his strength	כֹּֽחַ׃	kō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Only	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
with sound guidance	בְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹת	ḇə·ṯaḥ·bu·lō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H8458 direction, counsel
should you wage	תַּעֲשֶׂה־	ta·‘ă·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
war	מִלְחָמָ֑ה	mil·ḥā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
and victory	וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗ה	ū·ṯə·šū·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8668 deliverance, salvation
lies in a multitude	בְּרֹ֣ב	bə·rōḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
of counselors	יוֹעֵֽץ׃	yō·w·‘êṣ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3289 advise, counsel

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wisdom	חָכְמ֑וֹת	ḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2451 wisdom
too high	רָאמ֣וֹת	rā·mō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
for a fool	לֶֽאֱוִ֣יל	le·’ĕ·wîl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H191 foolish
he does not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
open	יִפְתַּח־	yip̄·taḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6605 open
his mouth	פִּֽיהוּ׃	pî·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
in the meeting place	בַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַר	baš·ša·‘ar	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate