Ecclesiastes 4:13
Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
In Context
12And if one ouercome him, two shall stand against him: and a threefolde coard is not easily broken.
Cross References
1 Kings 22:8And the King of Israel said vnto Iehoshaphat, There is yet one man (Michaiah the sonne of Imlah) by whom we may aske counsel of the Lord, but I hate him: for he doeth not prophecie good vnto me, but euill. And Iehoshaphat sayd, Let not the King say so.
2 Chronicles 24:20And the Spirit of God came vpon Zechariah the sonne of Iehoiada the Priest, which stoode aboue the people, and sayde vnto them, Thus sayth God, Why transgresse ye the commandements of the Lord? surely ye shall not prosper: because ye haue forsaken the Lord, he also hath forsaken you.
Proverbs 19:1Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnes, then he that abuseth his lips, and is a foole.
Proverbs 28:15As a roaring lyon, and an hungry beare, so is a wicked ruler ouer the poore people.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 4:8-13
The Vanity of Human Wishes. 7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. 8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. 9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is… Read the whole commentary →