Ecclesiastes 9:18
For wysdome is better then harnesse: but one sinner alone destroyeth muche goodnesse.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
In Context
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 7:19Wysdome geueth more courage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie.
Ecclesiastes 10:1A dead flye doth corrupt sweete oyntment, and maketh it to stinke: Euen so oft tymes he that hath ben had in estimation for wysdome and honour, is abhorred because of a litle foolishnesse.
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 →