Ecclesiastes 9:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Wisdom is more powerful than weapons, yet one mistake can destroy all the good you have done.

Cross References

2 Kings 21:2

Manasseh disobeyed the LORD by following the disgusting customs of the nations that the LORD had forced out of Israel.

Job 35:8

The evil or good you do only affects other humans.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

A few dead flies in perfume make all of it stink, and a little foolishness outweighs a lot of wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If you don't sharpen your axe, it will be harder to use; if you are clever, you'll know what to do.

Ecclesiastes 2:13

And I discovered that wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

Wisdom will protect you just like money; knowledge with good sense will lead you to life.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom will make you stronger than the ten most powerful leaders in your city.

Ecclesiastes 9:16

So I decided that wisdom is better than strength. Yet if you are poor, no one pays any attention to you, no matter how clever you are.

2 Timothy 3:8

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, these people are enemies of the truth. Their minds are sick, and their faith isn't real.

Joshua 22:20

Don't you remember what happened when Achan was unfaithful and took some of the things that belonged to God? This made God angry with the entire nation. Achan died because he sinned, but he also caused the death of many others.

Joshua 7:1

The LORD had said that everything in Jericho belonged to him. But Achan from the Judah tribe took some of the things from Jericho for himself. And so the LORD was angry with the Israelites, because one of them had disobeyed him.

1 Samuel 14:30

I wish you had eaten some of the food the Philistines left behind. We would have been able to kill a lot more of them.”