King James Version
Proverbs 14:4 in the King James Version says “Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.”
Proverbs 14:4 · KJV
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“is by the strength”
H3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce)
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