Ecclesiastes 9:16
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
King James Version
In Context
17The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 24:5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Ecclesiastes 9:18Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
Mark 6:2And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
John 9:24Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
James 2:2For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 9:14-18
The Advantages of Wisdom. 13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: 14 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 17 The words of… Read the whole commentary →