Proverbs 21:22 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²²A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

Proverbs 21:22 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: …
2 Samuel 20:16-22
Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee. …
2 Samuel 5:6-9
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 22)

Note, 1. Those that have power are apt to promise themselves great things from their power. The city of the mighty thinks itself impregnable, and therefore its strength is the confidence thereof, what it boasts of and trust in, bidding defiance to danger. 2. Those that have wisdom, though they are so modest as not to promise much, often perform great things, even against those that are so confiden…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 22)

22. “Wisdom is better than strength” (Ec 7:19; 9:15). strength ... thereof--that in which they confide.