Proverbs 24:4
Proverbs 24:4 in Multiple Translations
through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches.
And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things.
Its rooms are filled by knowledge with all kinds of valuable and beautiful objects.
And by knowledge shall the chambers bee filled with all precious, and pleasant riches.
And by knowledge the inner parts are filled, [With] all precious and pleasant wealth.
by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
By instruction the storerooms shall be filled with all precious and most beautiful wealth.
By using good sense, they are able to buy valuable and beautiful things and put them in the rooms of their houses.
Berean Amplified Bible — Proverbs 24:4
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Proverbs 24:4 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וּ֭/בְ/דַעַת
חֲדָרִ֣ים
יִמָּלְא֑וּ
כָּל
ה֖וֹן
יָקָ֣ר
וְ/נָעִֽים
וּ֭/בְ/דַעַת
daʻath
H1847
knowledge
Conj | Prep | N-fs
חֲדָרִ֣ים
cheder
H2315
chamber
N-mp
יִמָּלְא֑וּ
mâlêʼ
H4390
to fill
V-Niphal-Imperf-3mp
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
N-ms
ה֖וֹן
hôwn
H1952
substance
N-ms
יָקָ֣ר
yâqâr
H3368
precious
Adj
וְ/נָעִֽים
nâʻîym
H5273
pleasant
Conj | Adj
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Hebrew Word Reference — Proverbs 24:4
וּ֭/בְ/דַעַת
daʻath
H1847
"knowledge"
Conj | Prep | N-fs
In the Bible, daath means knowledge or understanding, like when Solomon asked God for wisdom in 1 Kings 3:9. It involves skill and perception, and is often linked to wisdom. This concept appears in the book of Proverbs.
Definition: 1) knowledge 1a) knowledge, perception, skill 1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom
Usage: Occurs in 91 OT verses. KJV: cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly). See also: Genesis 2:9; Proverbs 14:7; Psalms 19:3.
חֲדָרִ֣ים
cheder
H2315
"chamber"
N-mp
This Hebrew word refers to a private room or chamber, often the innermost part of a building. It is used in the Bible to describe a private space, like a bedroom or a parlour. The KJV translates it as 'inner chamber'.
Definition: chamber, room, parlour, innermost or inward part, within
Usage: Occurs in 33 OT verses. KJV: ((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, [phrase] south, [idiom] within. See also: Genesis 43:30; 2 Chronicles 18:24; Psalms 105:30.
יִמָּלְא֑וּ
mâlêʼ
H4390
"to fill"
V-Niphal-Imperf-3mp
To fill means to make something full or complete, like filling a container or fulfilling a promise. This word is used in many contexts, including being full of joy or having a job completed.
Definition: 1) to fill, be full 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be full 1a1a) fulness, abundance (participle) 1a1b) to be full, be accomplished, be ended 1a2) to consecrate, fill the hand 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be filled, be armed, be satisfied 1b2) to be accomplished, be ended 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to fill 1c2) to satisfy 1c3) to fulfil, accomplish, complete 1c4) to confirm 1d) (Pual) to be filled 1e) (Hithpael) to mass themselves against Aramaic equivalent: me.la (מְלָא "to fill" H4391)
Usage: Occurs in 242 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-) full, [phrase] have wholly. See also: Genesis 1:22; 2 Chronicles 16:14; Psalms 10:7.
כָּל
kôl
H3605
"all"
N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
ה֖וֹן
hôwn
H1952
"substance"
N-ms
This word refers to wealth or substance, implying that something is enough or of high value. It can also be translated as riches or sufficiency.
Definition: 1) wealth, riches, substance 1a) wealth 1b) price, high value interj 2) enough!, sufficiency
Usage: Occurs in 26 OT verses. KJV: enough, [phrase] for nought, riches, substance, wealth. See also: Psalms 44:13; Proverbs 19:4; Psalms 112:3.
יָקָ֣ר
yâqâr
H3368
"precious"
Adj
This Hebrew word means something or someone is valuable and precious, like costly jewels or highly valued people, as seen in descriptions of honorable women and precious stones in the Bible.
Definition: 1) valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid 1a) precious 1a1) costly 1a2) precious, highly valued 1a3) precious stones or jewels 1b) rare 1c) glorious, splendid 1d) weighty, influential
Usage: Occurs in 36 OT verses. KJV: brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation. See also: 1 Samuel 3:1; Psalms 36:8; Psalms 37:20.
וְ/נָעִֽים
nâʻîym
H5273
"pleasant"
Conj | Adj
This Hebrew word describes something that sounds pleasant or sweet, like music. It is used in Psalm 100:5 to describe the pleasantness of God's works. The word also appears in other passages, such as 2 Samuel 23:1.
Definition: 1) pleasant, delightful, sweet, lovely, agreeable 1a) delightful 1b) lovely, beautiful (physical)
Usage: Occurs in 13 OT verses. KJV: pleasant(-ure), sweet. See also: 2 Samuel 1:23; Psalms 133:1; Psalms 16:6.
Study Notes — Proverbs 24:4
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- Gill's Exposition on Proverbs 24:4
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 24:4
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Proverbs 24:4
- Trapp's Commentary on Proverbs 24:4
- Ellicott's Commentary on Proverbs 24:4
- Cambridge Bible on Proverbs 24:4
- Whedon's Commentary on Proverbs 24:4
- Sermons on Proverbs 24:4
Context — Saying 21
2for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.
3By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
4through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength. 6Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Proverbs 15:6 | The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble. |
| 2 | Proverbs 21:20 | Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them. |
| 3 | Proverbs 20:15 | There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure. |
| 4 | Proverbs 8:21 | bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full. |
| 5 | Matthew 13:52 | Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.” |
| 6 | 1 Chronicles 29:2–9 | Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance. Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple: three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings, for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the LORD today?” Then the leaders of the households, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly. Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron. Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite. And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly. |
| 7 | Nehemiah 13:5–13 | and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests. While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God. And I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room. Then I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored to them, along with the grain offerings and frankincense. I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields. So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts, and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms. I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites. |
| 8 | 1 Kings 4:22–28 | Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal, ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry. For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates —over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides. Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree. Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking. Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses. |
| 9 | 2 Chronicles 4:18–22 | Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined. Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed; the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold; the wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers of purest gold; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place as well as the doors of the main hall. |
| 10 | Nehemiah 10:39 | For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.” |
Proverbs 24:4 Summary
This verse means that when we have knowledge and understanding, our lives can be filled with beautiful and precious things. It's not just about having a lot of stuff, but about having a deep understanding of God's ways and principles, as seen in Proverbs 9:10. When we seek wisdom from God's word, as encouraged in Psalms 119:66, we can trust that He will guide us and fill our lives with good things, as promised in Jeremiah 29:11 and Romans 8:28.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the relationship between knowledge and the filling of a house with precious treasures?
According to Proverbs 24:4, knowledge is the key to filling a house with precious and beautiful treasures, highlighting the importance of wisdom and understanding in our lives, as also seen in Proverbs 9:1-6 and Matthew 7:24-27.
How does this verse relate to the idea of a strong and wise person?
This verse connects to the idea that a wise man is strong, as mentioned in Proverbs 24:5, and that knowledge enhances strength, illustrating that true power comes from wisdom and understanding, as also noted in Proverbs 10:14 and Psalms 119:98-100.
What kind of knowledge is being referred to in this verse?
The knowledge referred to in Proverbs 24:4 is not just intellectual knowledge, but a deep understanding of God's ways and principles, as seen in Proverbs 1:7 and Proverbs 9:10, which is essential for living a wise and virtuous life.
How can we apply this verse to our daily lives?
We can apply this verse by seeking knowledge and wisdom from God's word, as encouraged in Psalms 119:66 and 2 Timothy 3:16-17, and by trusting in His guidance to fill our lives with precious and beautiful treasures that bring glory to Him.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways that knowledge and understanding have filled your life with precious and beautiful treasures, and how can you continue to seek wisdom from God?
- How does the idea that knowledge enhances strength, as mentioned in Proverbs 24:5, challenge or encourage you in your own life and walk with God?
- What are some areas in your life where you feel a lack of wisdom or understanding, and how can you seek God's guidance to fill those gaps?
- In what ways can you use the knowledge and wisdom God has given you to build up and strengthen others, as encouraged in Proverbs 27:17 and 1 Thessalonians 5:11?
Gill's Exposition on Proverbs 24:4
And by knowledge shalt the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 24:4
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. By knowledge - of God, and of our duty to Him, to our neighbour, and to ourselves.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Proverbs 24:4
Knowledge; which in Scripture phrase includes the love and practice of that which we know.
Trapp's Commentary on Proverbs 24:4
Proverbs 24:4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.Ver. 4. With all precious and pleasant riches.] Riches imply (1.) Plenty of that which is precious and pleasant. (2.) Propriety; they must be good things that are our own; and hereunto economical prudence much conduceth. God bestoweth abundance on the wicked ex largitate, only out of a general providence; but upon his people that are good husbands ex promisso, by virtue of this and the like promises.
Ellicott's Commentary on Proverbs 24:4
(4) All precious and pleasant riches.—Not only earthly wealth, but the “true riches” (Luke 16:11), the knowledge and love of God. (Comp. note on Proverbs 23:23.)
Cambridge Bible on Proverbs 24:4
4. shall … be] Rather, are.
Whedon's Commentary on Proverbs 24:4
4. By knowledge — By skill, intelligence in business, accompanied by a cultivated taste, which is tacitly included in the other term, a house is filled and a family supplied, not only with the
Sermons on Proverbs 24:4
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The Glorious Death of the Righteous by Carter Conlon | In this sermon, the speaker begins by acknowledging our incapability to understand the word of God and find the path on our own. He surrenders his life as a vessel to speak on beha |
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The Lips of Knowledge Are a Precious Jewel by John Piper | John Piper reflects on the value of knowledge as highlighted in Proverbs, emphasizing the importance of seeking wisdom and understanding over material riches. He delves into the si |
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Consider How Christ Will Love You. by Thomas Shepard | Thomas Shepard preaches about the intimate and loving relationship between Christ and His followers, highlighting the privileges and blessings that come with loving and being loved |
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The Substantial Excellency of Spiritual Things by Thomas Watson | Thomas Watson preaches about the substantial excellency of spiritual things, emphasizing the importance of seeking after true substance in Christ and grace. He delves into the qual |
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Pt 2 Not the Soil but the Seed by Alan Redpath | In this sermon, the preacher focuses on Matthew 13:15, which talks about how people have blinded their eyes and shut their ears to God's word. The preacher emphasizes that this is |
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How to Preach God's Word by Zac Poonen | This sermon emphasizes the importance of sharing God's Word without being influenced by cultural norms or denominational traditions. It highlights the empowerment of all believers, |
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The True Discipleship Broadcast-1983-01 True Discipleship by William MacDonald | In this sermon, the speaker reflects on his past experiences of preaching and teaching discipleship. He acknowledges that he may have started off on the wrong foot by trying to mak |