Ecclesiastes 9:16 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁶ And I said, “Wisdom is better than might. But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heard.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heeded.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ So I thought, Wisdom is better than might, but the wisdom of commoners is despised and their words aren’t heeded.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And so, I declared that wisdom is better than strength. But how is it, then, that the wisdom of the poor man is treated with contempt, and his words are not heeded?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And I said that wisdom is better than strength: how then is the wisdom of the poor man slighted, and his words not heard?

Ecclesiastes 9:16 Cross References

Proverbs 10:15

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

Proverbs 21:22

A wise one scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the trusted stronghold.

Proverbs 24:5

Mighty is the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge strengthens power;

Proverbs 8:14

“Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, mightiness is mine.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If an iron tool is blunt, and one does not sharpen the edge, then he needs more strength, and wisdom is advantageous to make right.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

For wisdom protects as silver protects, but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom makes the wise strong, more than ten rulers that are in the city.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons of conflict, but one sinner destroys much good.