Ecclesiastes 4:13 - English Standard Version 2016

¹³ Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive counsel (friendly reproof and warning)–

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.

Common English Bible

¹³ A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king, who no longer listens to advice.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ Better is a boy, poor and wise, than a king, old and foolish, who does not know to look ahead for the sake of posterity.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 পৰস্পৰ সংযোগসমূহ

2 Chronicles 25:16

But as he was speaking, the king said to him, “Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”

Proverbs 19:1

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

Proverbs 28:6

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.

1 Kings 22:8

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.”

Genesis 37:2

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father.

Ecclesiastes 4:12

And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.