The Meaning of Proverbs 24:4 Explained

Proverbs 24:4

KJV: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

YLT: And by knowledge the inner parts are filled, With all precious and pleasant wealth.

Darby: and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.

ASV: And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And by knowledge  shall the chambers  be filled  with all precious  and pleasant  riches. 

What does Proverbs 24:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 24

1  Precepts and Warnings

What do the individual words in Proverbs 24:4 mean?

and by knowledge the rooms are filled with all riches precious and pleasant
וּ֭בְדַעַת חֲדָרִ֣ים יִמָּלְא֑וּ כָּל־ ה֖וֹן יָקָ֣ר וְנָעִֽים

וּ֭בְדַעַת  and  by  knowledge 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: דַּעַת 
Sense: knowledge.
חֲדָרִ֣ים  the  rooms 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: חֶדֶר  
Sense: chamber, room, parlour, innermost or inward part, within.
יִמָּלְא֑וּ  are  filled 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: מָלֵא 
Sense: to fill, be full.
כָּל־  with  all 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
ה֖וֹן  riches 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֹון  
Sense: wealth, riches, substance.
יָקָ֣ר  precious 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: יְקִפָּאֹון 
Sense: valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid.
וְנָעִֽים  and  pleasant 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: נָעִים 
Sense: pleasant, delightful, sweet, lovely, agreeable.