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Ecclesiastes 9:15 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 9:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 9 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 9:15
Now there was found in it a poor wise man (וּמָצָא בָה אִישׁ מִסְכֵּן חָכָם, umatsa vah ish misken chakam)—'and there was found in it a poor wise man.' The adjective misken (poor, humble, of low status) contrasts with chakam (wise). And he by his wisdom delivered the city (וּמִלַּט־הוּא אֶת־הָעִיר בְּחָכְמָתוֹ, umillat-hu et-ha'ir bechokhmato)—literally 'and he delivered the city by his wisdom,' using malat (to escape, save, deliver). Yet no man remembered that same poor man (וְאָדָם לֹא זָכַר אֶת־הָאִישׁ הַמִּסְכֵּן הַהוּא, ve'adam lo zakhar et-ha'ish hamisken hahu).The dramatic reversal: a m...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 9:15
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“but forgot him.”
“Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king”
“two of the king's eunuchs”
“and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet”
“even as of the fool”