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Proverbs 24:3
By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses the reader within a sequence of moral instructions, immediately following a warning about violent hearts in Proverbs 24:2.
The words — חָכְמָה (cha.khe.mah) = wisdom and תְבוּנָה (t.vu.Nah) = understanding frame the verse, paired with the passive verbs יִבָּ֣נֶה (yi.Ba.neh) = it is built and יִתְכּוֹנָֽן (yit.ko.Nan) = it is established.
The thread — The building metaphor recurs in Proverbs 9:1, where Wisdom constructs her house, and Proverbs 14:1, which contrasts wise and foolish builders, while the imagery extends to communal construction in 1 Corinthians 3:9.
Why it lands — The text states that structural integrity requires wisdom and understanding before it can hold the treasures described in Proverbs 24:4, demanding that readers prioritize foundational discernment over superficial results.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
Cross-references
- Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- Proverbs 9:1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
- 1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
- Colossians 2:7 rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
- Jeremiah 10:12 The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
- 2 Samuel 7:26 so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.