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Proverbs 24:7 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 24 · verse 7
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.Proverbs 24:7 · King James Version
Proverbs 24:7 in context
5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
6For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- openethpâthachto open wideH6605 →
- WisdomchokmôwthwisdomH2454 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- highrûwmto be high actively, to rise or raiseH7311 →
- foolʼĕvîylsillyH191 →
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Here is the description, 1. Of a weak man: Wisdom is too high for him; he thinks it so, and therefore, despairing to attain it, he will take no pains in the pursuit of it, but sit down content without it. And really it is so;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-9