New International Version

Proverbs 24:4-11 New International Version (NIV)

4. through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.

5. The wise prevail through great power, and those who have knowledge muster their strength.

6. Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.

7. Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

8. Whoever plots evil will be known as a schemer.

9. The schemes of folly are sin, and people detest a mocker.

10. If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!

11. Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.