Ecclesiastes 9:18

Easy To Read Version

Wisdom is better than swords and spears\par in war.\par But one foolish person {\cf2\super [38]} can destroy\par much good.\par

Cross References

2 Kings 21:2

Manasseh did the things that the Lord said were wrong. Manasseh did the terrible things the other nations did. (And the Lord forced those nations to leave their country when the Israelites came.)

Job 35:8

Job, the good and bad things you do\par affect only other people like yourself.\par \{They do not help or hurt God.\}\par

Ecclesiastes 10:1

A few dead flies will make even the best perfume smell bad. In the same way, a little foolishness can ruin much wisdom and honor.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

But wisdom will make any job easier. It is very hard to cut with a dull knife. But if a person sharpens the knife, then the job is easier. \{Wisdom is like that.\}

Ecclesiastes 2:13

I saw that wisdom is better than foolishness in the same way that light is better than darkness.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

Wisdom and money can protect you. But knowledge gained through wisdom is even better—it can save your life!\par

Ecclesiastes 9:16

But I still say that wisdom is better than strength. Those people forgot about the poor man’s wisdom, and the people stopped listening to what he said. \{But I still believe that wisdom is better.\}

2 Timothy 3:8

Remember Jannes and Jambres. {\cf2\super [17]} They were against Moses. {\cf2\super [18]} It is the same with these people. They are against the truth. They are people whose thinking has been confused. They have failed in trying to follow the faith.

Joshua 22:20

“Remember the man named Achan son of Zerah. He refused to obey the command about things that must be destroyed. That one man broke God’s law, but all the people of Israel were punished. Achan died because of his sin. But also many other people died.”

Joshua 7:1

But the people of Israel did not obey God. There was a man from the family group of Judah named Achan son of Carmi, grandson of Zimri. Achan kept some of the things that should have been destroyed. So the Lord became very angry at the people of Israel.

1 Samuel 14:30

It would have been much better for the men to eat the food that they took from their enemies today. We could have killed many more Philistines!”