Ecclesiastes 9:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

Flere versioner

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The words of wise men heard in quiet are better than the shouts of him who rules among fools.

American Standard Version (1901)

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Common English Bible

The calm words of the wise are better heeded than the racket caused by a ruler among fools.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The words of the wise are heard in silence, more so than the outcry of a prince among the foolish.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The words of the wise are heard in silence, more than the cry of a prince among fools.

Ecclesiastes 9:17 Krydshenvisninger

Proverbs 28:23

Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Words spoken by the wise bring them favor, but the lips of fools consume them.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

Isaiah 42:2

He will not cry out or lift up his voice or make it heard in the street;

Isaiah 42:4

He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth, and the coastlands wait for his teaching.

Acts 19:41

When he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.

James 1:20

for human anger does not produce God’s righteousness.