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Proverbs 24:7 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Proverbs 24:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 24 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.”
Proverbs 24:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 24:7
This proverb observes the fool's incompetence in public settings. 'Wisdom is too high for a fool' (רָאמוֹת לֶאֱוִיל חָכְמוֹת/ramot le'evil chakhmot, corals/high things to a fool are wisdom)—the Hebrew רָאמוֹת is debated; some translate 'corals' (rare, expensive, unattainable), others 'heights' (unreachable). Either way, wisdom exceeds the fool's grasp. 'He openeth not his mouth in the gate' (בַּשַּׁעַר לֹא־יִפְתַּח פִּיהוּ/basha'ar lo-yiftach pihu, in the gate he does not open his mouth) describes inability to participate in community deliberation. The 'gate' was where elders conducted busines...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 24:7
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“and doesn't find it”
“and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries”
“for they are foolishness to him”
“when I prepared my seat in the street.”
“and lay a snare for the arbiter in the gate”
“Yahweh! Your thoughts are very deep.”
“because I saw my help in the gate”
“and how great are your sins-- you who afflict the just”
“but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.”