Ecclesiastes 9:16

And I said, Wisdom is better than power: 1 Yet the wisdom of the poor man is set at nought, 1 And his words not listened to. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

In Context

15And should find in it a poor wise man, 1 And he should save the city through his wisdom: 1 Yet no man would remember that poor man. 1

17The words of the wise are heard in quiet 1 More than the cry of them that rule in folly. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:15The wealth of rich men is a strong city; 1 But poverty is the ruin of the ungodly. 1

Proverbs 24:5A wise man is better than a strong man; 1 And a man who has prudence than a large estate. 1

Ecclesiastes 9:18Wisdom is better than weapons of war: 1 And one sinner will destroy much good.

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 →

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