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.
Context
This verse from Ecclesiastes Chapter 9 connects to 10 cross-references. A meditation on the common fate of death that overtakes righteous and wicked alike. The living know they will die but the dead know nothing and have no portion in what happens under the sun. Therefore enjoy life with the …
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Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
And I said, `Better <FI>is<Fi> wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --
Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.
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A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? …
And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, …
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast …
Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that …
But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.