Ecclesiastes 7:19
It is good that thou shouldst hold up the just, yea and from him withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God, neglecteth nothing.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
In Context
18Be not overmuch wicked: and be not foolish, lest thou die before thy time.
20Wisdom hath strengthened the wise more than ten princes of the city.
Cross References
2 Samuel 20:22So she went to all the people, and spoke to them wisely: and they cut off the head of Seba the son of Bochri, and cast it out to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they departed from the city, every one to their home: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
Proverbs 21:22The wise man hath scaled the city of the strong, and hath cast down the strength of the confidence thereof.
Ecclesiastes 9:13This wisdom also I have seen under the sun, and it seemed to me to be very great:
Ecclesiastes 9:16And I said that wisdom is better than strength: how then is the wisdom of the poor man slighted, and his words not heard?
Colossians 1:9Therefore we also, from the day that we heard it, cease not to pray for you, and to beg that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom, and spiritual understanding:
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:12-23
The Advantages of Wisdom. 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. 12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. 13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? 14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.… Read the whole commentary →