Ecclesiastes 9:15

New International Reader's Version

A certain man lived in that city. He was poor but wise. He used his wisdom to save the city. But no one remembered that poor man.

Cross References

Genesis 40:23

But the chief wine taster didn’t remember Joseph. In fact, he forgot all about him.

2 Samuel 20:22

Then the woman gave her wise advice to all the people in the city. They cut off the head of Sheba, the son of Bikri. They threw it down to Joab. So he blew his trumpet. Then his men pulled back from the city. Each of them returned to his home. And Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem.

Proverbs 21:22

A wise person can attack a strong city. They can pull down the place of safety its people trust in.

Ecclesiastes 2:16

Like a foolish person, a wise person won’t be remembered very long. The days have already come when both of them have been forgotten. Like a person who is foolish, a wise person must die too!

Ecclesiastes 4:13

A poor but wise young man is better off than an old but foolish king. That king doesn’t pay attention to a warning anymore.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom makes one wise person more powerful than ten rulers in a city.

Ecclesiastes 8:10

I also saw sinful people being buried. They used to come and go from the place of worship. And others praised them in the city where they worshiped. That doesn’t have any meaning either.