Ecclesiastes 9:13

New Century Version

I also saw something wise here on earth that impressed me.

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:22

Then the woman spoke very wisely to all the people of the city. They cut off the head of Sheba son of Bicri and threw it over the wall to Joab. So he blew the trumpet, and the army left the city. Every man returned home, and Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 6:1

I have seen something else wrong here on earth that causes serious problems for people.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

In my useless life I have seen both of these: I have seen good people die in spite of their goodness and evil people live a long time in spite of their evil.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom makes a person stronger than ten leaders in a city.

Ecclesiastes 8:16

I tried to understand all that happens on earth. I saw how busy people are, working day and night and hardly ever sleeping.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I also saw something else here on earth: The fastest runner does not always win the race, the strongest soldier does not always win the battle, the wisest does not always have food, the smartest does not always become wealthy, and the talented one does not always receive praise. Time and chance happen to everyone.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

No one knows what will happen next. Like a fish caught in a net, or a bird caught in a trap, people are trapped by evil when it suddenly falls on them.

Ecclesiastes 9:14

There was a small town with only a few people in it. A great king fought against it and put his armies all around it.

Daniel 2:14

Arioch, the commander of the king’s guards, was going to kill the wise men of Babylon. But Daniel spoke to him with wisdom and skill,