Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of the wise are heard in quiet 1 More than the cry of them that rule in folly. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
In Context
18Wisdom is better than weapons of war: 1 And one sinner will destroy much good.
Cross References
1 Samuel 7:3And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do with all your heart return to the Lord, take away the strange gods from the midst of you, and the groves, and prepare your hearts to serve the Lord, and serve him only; and he shall deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.
Isaiah 42:2He shall not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor shall his voice be heard without.
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 →