Proverbs 24:3

King James Version (KJV)

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

Adam Clarke
Bible Commentary

Through wisdom is a house blinded - That is, a family; household affairs. See the notes on Proverbs 9:1; (note), etc.

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Albert Barnes
Notes on the Whole Bible

The “house” is figurative of the whole life, the “chambers” of all regions, inward and outward, of it.

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Matthew Henry
Concise Bible Commentary

Piety and prudence in outward affairs, both go together to complete a wise man. By knowledge the soul is filled with the graces and comforts of the spirit, those precious and pleasant riches. The spirit is strengthened for the spiritual work and the spiritual warfare, by true wisdom.

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