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


In Context

4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.

5 A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

6 for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.

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

8 One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.

9 The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open 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 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.