Proverbs 21:22

In 11 translations

BSB

A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.

KJV

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

WEB

A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.

ASV

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

LSV

The wise has gone up a city of the mighty, || And brings down the strength of its confidence.

YLT

A city of the mighty hath the wise gone up, And bringeth down the strength of its confidence.

DBY

A wise [man] scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

DRC

The wise man hath scaled the city of the strong, and hath cast down the strength of the confidence thereof.

GNV

A wise man goeth vp into the citie of the mightie, and casteth downe the strength of the confidence thereof.

JPS

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and bringeth down the stronghold wherein it trusteth.

LXXE

A wise man assaults strong cities, and demolishes the fortress in which the ungodly trusted.

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Original-language editions

WLC

עִ֣יר גִּ֭בֹּרִים עָלָ֣ה חָכָ֑ם וַ֝יֹּ֗רֶד עֹ֣ז מִבְטֶחָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Πόλεις ὀχυρὰς ἐπέβη σοφὸς, καὶ καθεῖλε τὸ ὀχύρωμα ἐφʼ ᾧ ἐπεποίθεισαν οἱ ἀσεβεῖς.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
• Proverbs 24:5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
• Ecclesiastes 9:13–18I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me: There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it. Now a poor wise man was…
• 2 Samuel 20:16–22a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.” When he had come near to her, the woman asked, “Are you Joab?” “I am,” he replied. “Listen to the…
• 2 Samuel 5:6–9Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David…

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