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Ecclesiastes 4:13 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 4:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 4 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Wisdom Is Better Than Folly
“Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. who: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished”
Ecclesiastes 4:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 4:13
Better is a poor and a wise child (טוֹב יֶלֶד מִסְכֵּן וְחָכָם, tov yeled misken ve-chakam)—the Hebrew yeled means 'youth' or 'boy,' while misken denotes being lowly or poor. Than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished (מִמֶּלֶךְ זָקֵן וּכְסִיל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַע לְהִזָּהֵר עוֹד, mi-melekh zaqen ukh'sil asher lo-yada lehizaher od)—one who 'knows not to be warned anymore,' having become unteachable through pride.Qoheleth establishes a paradoxical comparison: poverty combined with wisdom and youth surpasses wealth, power, and age when the latter is marked by foolishness and obstin...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 4:13
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“as he talked with him”
“Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity”
“so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.”
“to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; for from henceforth you shall have wars.”
“there is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh”
“being seventeen years old”
“than he who is perverse in his ways”
“and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.”
“and said to them”