Proverbs 21:22
A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:19 Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
- Proverbs 24:5 A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
- Ecclesiastes 9:13–15 I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me: There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it. Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.