22 One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.
22 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
22 One sage entered a whole city of armed soldiers - their trusted defenses fell to pieces!
22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the trusted stronghold.
22 The wise conquer the city of the strong and level the fortress in which they trust.
1441 Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
1441 Blessed be the Lord my strength,
1441 Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;
1441 Blessed be God, my mountain, who trains me to fight fair and well.
1441 A Psalm of David. Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle--
1441 Praise the Lord, who is my rock. He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle.
(Read Psalm 144:1-8)
When men become eminent for things as to which they have had few advantages, they should be more deeply sensible that God has been their Teacher. Happy those to whom the Lord gives that noblest victory, conquest and dominion over their own spirits. A prayer for further mercy is fitly begun with a thanksgiving for former mercy. There was a special power of God, inclining the people of Israel to be subject to David; it was typical of the bringing souls into subjection to the Lord Jesus. Man's days have little substance, considering how many thoughts and cares of a never-dying soul are employed about a poor dying body. Man's life is as a shadow that passes away. In their highest earthly exaltation, believers will recollect how mean, sinful, and vile they are in themselves; thus they will be preserved from self-importance and presumption. God's time to help his people is, when they are sinking, and all other helps fail.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 21:22
Commentary on Proverbs 21:22
(Read Proverbs 21:22)
Those that have wisdom, often do great things, even against those confident of their strength.