Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wysdome geueth more courage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
In Context
20For there is not one iust vpon earth that doth good, and sinneth not.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:22A wyse man skaleth the citie of the mightie, & ouerthroweth the strength wherein they trusted.
Ecclesiastes 9:13This wysdome haue I seene also vnder the sunne, and me thought it a great thing:
Ecclesiastes 9:16Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde.
Colossians 1:9For this cause we also, sence ye day we hearde, haue not ceassed to pray for you, and to desire that ye myght be fulfylled with knowledge of his wyll, in all wisdome & spiritual vnderstandyng,
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 →