Ecclesiastes 9:18 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one incompetent person destroys much good.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war. And whoever offends in one thing, shall lose many good things.

Ecclesiastes 9:18 Cross References

2 Kings 21:2

And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel.

Job 35:8

Your wickedness concerns a man like yourself, and your righteousness a son of man.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off an evil odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If the iron is blunt, and one does not whet the edge, he must put forth more strength; but wisdom helps one to succeed.

Ecclesiastes 2:13

Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money; and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

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

Ecclesiastes 9:16

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

2 Timothy 3:8

As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of corrupt mind and counterfeit faith;

Joshua 22:20

Did not Achan the son of Zerah break faith in the matter of the devoted things, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? And he did not perish alone for his iniquity.’ ”

Joshua 7:1

But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things; for Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things; and the anger of the Lord burned against the people of Israel.

Joshua 7:5

and the men of Ai killed about thirty-six men of them, and chased them before the gate as far as Shebarim, and slew them at the descent. And the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

1 Samuel 14:30

How much better if the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found; for now the slaughter among the Philistines has not been great.”