Ecclesiastes 7:19
Be not thou wicked ouermuch, neither be thou foolish: wherefore shouldest thou perish not in thy time?
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
In Context
18Be not thou iust ouermuch, neither make thy selfe ouerwise: wherefore shouldest thou be desolate?
Cross References
2 Samuel 20:22Then the woman went vnto all the people with her wisedome, and they cut off the head of Sheba the sonne of Bichri, and cast it to Ioab: the he blewe the trumpet, and they retired from the citie, euery man to his tent: and Ioab returned to Ierusalem vnto the King.
Proverbs 21:22A wise man goeth vp into the citie of the mightie, and casteth downe the strength of the confidence thereof.
Ecclesiastes 9:13I haue also seene this wisedome vnder the sunne, and it is great vnto me.
Ecclesiastes 9:16Then said I, Better is wisdome then strength: yet the wisedome of the poore is despised, and his wordes are not heard.
Colossians 1:9For this cause wee also, since the day wee heard of it, cease not to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be fulfilled with knowledge of his will in all wisdome, and spirituall vnderstanding,
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:12-23
The Advantages of Wisdom. 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. 12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. 13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? 14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.… Read the whole commentary →