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


In Context

4 And by knowledge the inner parts are filled, With all precious and pleasant wealth.

5 Mighty is the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,

6 For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.

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

8 Whoso is devising to do evil, Him they call a master of wicked thoughts.

9 The thought of folly is sin, And an abomination to man is a scorner.

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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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