7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.


In Context

4 and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.

5 A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

6 For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.

8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.

9 The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.

Proverbs 24:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:7Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the assembly at the gate he has nothing to say.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool, in the gate he shall not open his mouth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he doesn't open his mouth in the gate.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:7Wisdom is high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he opens not his mouth in the gate.