Ecclesiastes 9:17
The quiet words of the wise are sooner heard than the shouting of a foolish ruler.
Noyes Bible
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. But one offender destroyeth much good.
Cross References
Isaiah 42:2He shall not cry aloud, nor lift up his voice, Nor cause it to be heard in the street.
Acts 19:41And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.
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 →