Ecclesiastes 9:18

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Cross References

2 Kings 21:2

And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, in accord with the idols of the nations that the Lord destroyed before the face of the sons of Israel.

Job 35:8

Your impiety may hurt a man who is like you, though your justice may help the son of the man.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Dying flies ruin the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a brief and limited foolishness.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If the iron is dull, and if it was not that way before, but has been made dull by much labor, then it will be sharpened. And wisdom will follow after diligence.

Ecclesiastes 2:13

And I saw that wisdom surpasses foolishness, so much so that they differ as much as light from darkness.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

Wisdom with riches is more useful and more advantageous, for those who see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

It is good for you to support a just man. Furthermore, you should not withdraw your hand from him, for whoever fears God, neglects nothing.

Ecclesiastes 9:16

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?

2 Timothy 3:8

And in the same manner that Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so also will these resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobates from the faith.

Joshua 22:20

Did not Achan, the son of Zerah, go against the commandment of the Lord, and so his wrath was laid over all the people of Israel? And he was only one man. If only he had perished in his wickedness alone!"

Joshua 7:1

But the sons of Israel transgressed the commandment, and they usurped what was anathema. For Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took something from what was anathema. And the Lord became angry against the sons of Israel.

Joshua 7:5

and were struck down by the men of the city of Ai. And thirty-six men of them fell. And the adversaries pursued them from the gate, even as far as Shebarim. And they felled them as they were fleeing downward. And the heart of the people was struck with fear, and it melted like water.

1 Samuel 14:30

How much more so, if the people had eaten from the plunder that they find with their enemies? Would not a greater slaughter have been accomplished among the Philistines?"