Ecclesiastes 9:16

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

So I said, “Wisdom is better than might; yet the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heeded.”

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom gives strength to the wise more than ten rulers who are in a city.

Proverbs 24:5

Wise warriors are mightier than strong ones and those who have knowledge than those who have strength,

Proverbs 21:22

One wise person went up against a city of warriors and brought down the stronghold in which they trusted.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one bungler destroys much good.

Proverbs 10:15

The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

Proverbs 8:14

I have good advice and sound wisdom; I have insight; I have strength.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to the one who possesses it.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If the iron is blunt and one does not whet the edge, then more strength must be exerted, but wisdom helps one to succeed.