Ecclesiastes 9:16
Then said I, Better is wisdome then strength: yet the wisedome of the poore is despised, and his wordes are not heard.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
17The wordes of the wise are more heard in quietnes, then the crye of him that ruleth among fooles.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:15The riche mans goodes are his strong citie: but the feare of the needie is their pouertie.
Proverbs 24:5A wise man is strong: for a man of vnderstanding encreaseth his strength.
Ecclesiastes 9:18Better is wisedome then weapons of warre: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
Mark 6:2And when the Sabbath was come, he began to teach in the Synagogue, and many that heard him, were astonied, and sayd, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdome is this that is giuen vnto him, that euen such great workes are done by his hands?
John 9:24Then againe called they the man that had bene blinde, and sayd vnto him, Giue glory vnto God: we know that this man is a sinner.
James 2:2For if there come into your company a man with a golde ring, and in goodly apparell, and there come in also a poore man in vile raiment,
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 →