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Ecclesiastes 9:16 Cross-References
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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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 9:16
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength (וְאָמַרְתִּי אָנִי טוֹבָה חָכְמָה מִגְּבוּרָה, ve'amarti ani tovah chokhmah migevurah)—'and I said, better is wisdom than might.' The comparison tovah... min (better than) is Ecclesiastes' favored formulation for value judgments. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard (וְחָכְמַת הַמִּסְכֵּן בְּזוּיָה וּדְבָרָיו אֵינָם נִשְׁמָעִים, vechakhmat hamisken bezuyah udvarav einam nishma'im)—literally 'yet the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.'Qoheleth draws two conclusions from the parable: (1)...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 9:16
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“Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.”
“A wise man is strong; yea”
“and brings down the strength of its confidence.”
“he began to teach in the synagogue”
“brothers”
“in fine clothing”
“Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.”
“The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.”
“You aren't also led astray, are you?,Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?,,,,,,,,”
“and said to him”