Ecclesiastes 9:18

New Century Version

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much good.

Cross References

2 Kings 21:2

He did what the Lord said was wrong. He did the hateful things the other nations had done—the nations that the Lord had forced out of the land ahead of the Israelites.

Job 35:8

Your evil ways only hurt others like yourself, and the good you do only helps other human beings.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Dead flies can make even perfume stink. In the same way, a little foolishness can spoil wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

A dull ax means harder work. Being wise will make it easier.

Ecclesiastes 2:13

I saw that being wise is certainly better than being foolish, just as light is better than darkness.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

Wisdom is like money: they both help. But wisdom is better, because it can save whoever has it.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

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

Ecclesiastes 9:16

I still think wisdom is better than strength. But those people forgot about the poor man’s wisdom and stopped listening to what he said.

2 Timothy 3:8

Just as Jannes and Jambres were against Moses, these people are against the truth. Their thinking has been ruined, and they have failed in trying to follow the faith.

Joshua 22:20

Remember how Achan son of Zerah refused to obey the command about what must be completely destroyed. That one man broke God’s law, but all the Israelites were punished. Achan died because of his sin, but others also died.’ ”

Joshua 7:1

But the Israelites did not obey the Lord. There was a man from the tribe of Judah named Achan. (He was the son of Carmi and grandson of Zabdi, who was the son of Zerah.) Because Achan kept some of the things that were to be given to the Lord, the Lord became very angry at the Israelites.

Joshua 7:5

The people of Ai killed about thirty-six Israelites and then chased the rest from the city gate all the way down to the canyon, killing them as they went down the hill. When the Israelites saw this, they lost their courage.

1 Samuel 14:30

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