Ecclesiastes 9:16
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
17The words of the wise spoken in quiet are heard more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 24:5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.
Ecclesiastes 9:18Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
Mark 6:2And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what mean such mighty works wrought by his hands?
John 9:24So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is a sinner.
James 2:2For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing;
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 →