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Proverbs 21:22

22  bA wise man scales the city of the mighty

and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.

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Proverbs 21:22 — The New International Version (NIV)

22 One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty

and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.

Proverbs 21:22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

22 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty,

And casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

Proverbs 21:22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

22 The wise conquer the city of the strong

and level the fortress in which they trust.

Proverbs 21:22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty,

And brings down the trusted stronghold.

Proverbs 21:22 — New Century Version (NCV)

22 A wise person can defeat a city full of warriors

and tear down the defenses they trust in.

Proverbs 21:22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

22 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty,

And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

Proverbs 21:22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

22 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

Proverbs 21:22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

22 A wise man attacks a city of warriors 

and pulls down the strong defenses in which they trust. 

Proverbs 21:22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

22 A wise person went up against a city of warriors

and brought down its secure fortress.

Proverbs 21:22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

22 One wise person went up against a city of warriors

and brought down the stronghold in which they trusted.

Proverbs 21:22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

22 To a city of warriors, the wise ascends,

and he will bring down the stronghold—its object of trust.

Proverbs 21:22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

22 Those who are wise can attack a strong city.

They can pull down the place of safety its people trust in.

Proverbs 21:22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty

And brings down the stronghold in which they trust.


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