What Does Proverbs 24:3 Mean in the King James?
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
Wisdom gives the house its form; understanding makes that form hold fast.
THE MEANING
This verse names two moments in a house’s life: wisdom shapes it, and understanding makes it steady. That same rhythm speaks to your home and life, where discernment lets what has been built hold together.
THE ROOT
תְּבוּנָה
tevunah
GROWS FROM
בין
b-y-n
To discern, understand, or distinguish between.
The Hebrew word for understanding grows from a root that also means “between.” It suggests the discernment that sees distinctions and relationships, helping a house’s parts fit together.
ALSO GROWS
bin: To discern or understand.
בִּין
Understanding in the verse carries the sense of seeing clearly enough to bring order.
bein: Between or among.
בֵּין
This branch makes the word’s hidden shape visible: understanding includes discerning between things.
יִתְכּוֹנָן
yitkonan
GROWS FROM
כון
k-w-n
To be firm, fixed, or set in place.
“established” in this verse is yitkonan. The verse uses a different root from “build”: this one describes becoming firm or settled. A house is not only raised; it is set in a condition where it can hold.
ALSO GROWS
kun: To be firm or established.
כּוּן
This is the root’s basic sense, emphasizing steadiness after the house is built.
hechin: To prepare or set in order.
הֵכִין
This branch links stability with being made ready and put in place.
יִבָּנֶה
yibbaneh
GROWS FROM
בנה
b-n-h
To build or construct.
“builded” in this verse is yibbaneh. The house is described through the act of building, while the next phrase gives a separate root for its stability. The Hebrew keeps the two movements distinct: construction, then firmness.
ALSO GROWS
banah: To build.
בָּנָה
This is the direct verb behind “builded” in the verse.
binyan: A building or structure.
בִּנְיָן
This branch names the formed structure that results from building.
THE PATTERN
Wisdom gives a house its form, and understanding gives that form stability.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.THE THREAD
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:“Builded” here shares the root בנה (banah, “build”) with “builded” in Proverbs 24:3. Proverbs 9 makes Wisdom the builder and names the pillars, showing Wisdom as the force that gives the house its form.
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