Proverbs 21:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.”
Proverbs 21:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 21:22 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 21:22 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 21:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.”
Proverbs 21:22 — World English Bible
Proverbs 21:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.”
Proverbs 21:22 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 21:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A city of the mighty hath the wise gone up, And bringeth down the strength of its confidence.”
Proverbs 21:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 21:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A wise [man] scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.”
Proverbs 21:22 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 21:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A wise man goeth vp into the citie of the mightie, and casteth downe the strength of the confidence thereof.”
Proverbs 21:22 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 21:22 in Context — Proverbs 21
20 Tesoro codiciable y pingüe hay en la casa del sabio; mas el hombre insensato lo disipará.
21 El que sigue la justicia y la misericordia, hallará la vida, la justicia, y la honra.
22 La ciudad de los fuertes tomó el sabio, y derribó la fuerza en que ella confiaba.
23 El que guarda su boca y su lengua, su alma guarda de angustias.
24 Soberbio y presuntuoso escarnecedor es el nombre del que obra con orgullosa saña.
What Does Proverbs 21:22 Mean?
Proverbs 21:22 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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