Proverbs 24:5 (BSB)

A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.

From Proverbs 24. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 24:5

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 24:3-6: We are tempted to envy those that grow rich, and raise their estates and families, by such unjust courses as our consciences will by no means suffer us to use. But, to set aside that temptation, Solomon here shows that a man, with prudent management, may raise his estate and family by lawful and honest means, with a good conscience, and a good name, and...
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 24:5: For by wise counsel thou shall make thy war,.... Counsel, as well as strength, is necessary for war: kings and states, before they enter on a war, should not only well consider the justness of their cause, but should consult whether they have a sufficiency of men and money to carry it on; and should concert the wisest methods to attack the enemy, or defend...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 24:5: The general statement (Ecc 9:16, Ecc 9:18) is specially illustrated (compare Pro 21:22; Psa 144:1).
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 24:1-6: They have stricken me, [shalt thou say, and] I was not sick; they have beaten me, [and] I felt [it] not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. (q) Though drunkenness makes them more insensible then beasts, yet they can not refrain.