Ecclesiastes 4:13
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
Updated King James Version
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 prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
14For out of prison he comes to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becomes poor.
Cross References
1 Kings 22:8And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
2 Chronicles 24:20And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus says God, Why transgress all of you the commandments of the LORD, that all of you cannot prosper? because all of you have forsaken the LORD, he has also forsaken you.
Proverbs 19:1Better is the poor that walks in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Proverbs 28:15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor 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 →