Ecclesiastes 4:13

New International Version

Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

Cross References

Genesis 37:2

This is the account of Jacob’s family line. Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives, and he brought their father a bad report about them.

1 Kings 22:8

The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.

2 Chronicles 25:16

While he was still speaking, the king said to him, “Have we appointed you an adviser to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped but said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”

Proverbs 19:1

Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.

Proverbs 28:6

Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.

Ecclesiastes 4:12

Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

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