4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.

Other Translations of Proverbs 24:4

King James Version

4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

English Standard Version

4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

The Message

4 It takes knowledge to furnish its rooms with fine furniture and beautiful draperies.

New King James Version

4 By knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.

New Living Translation

4 Through knowledge its rooms are filled with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 24:4

Commentary on Proverbs 24:3-6

(Read Proverbs 24:3-6)

Piety and prudence in outward affairs, both go together to complete a wise man. By knowledge the soul is filled with the graces and comforts of the spirit, those precious and pleasant riches. The spirit is strengthened for the spiritual work and the spiritual warfare, by true wisdom.