Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than weapons of war. But one offender destroyeth much good.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
In Context
17The quiet words of the wise are sooner heard than the shouting of a foolish ruler.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men who are in the city.
Ecclesiastes 10:1Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer loathsome and corrupt; thus doth a little folly weigh down wisdom and honor.
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 →