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

¹⁷ The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ The words of wise men heard in quiet are better than the shouts of him who rules among fools.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ The calm words of the wise are better heeded than the racket caused by a ruler among fools.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ The words of the wise are heard in silence, more so than the outcry of a prince among the foolish.

Ecclesiastes 9:17 Cross References

Proverbs 28:23

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

James 1:20

for human anger does not produce God’s righteousness.

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.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

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

Ecclesiastes 10:12

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

Acts 19:41

When he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.