Ecclesiastes 7:19

The Message

Wisdom puts more strength in one wise person Than ten strong men give to a city.

Cross References

Proverbs 21:22

One sage entered a whole city of armed soldiers— their trusted defenses fell to pieces!

Proverbs 24:5

It’s better to be wise than strong; intelligence outranks muscle any day. Strategic planning is the key to warfare; to win, you need a lot of good counsel.

Ecclesiastes 4:13

A poor child with some wisdom is better off than an old but foolish king who doesn’t know which end is up. I saw a youth just like this start with nothing and go from rags to riches, and I saw everyone rally to the rule of this young successor to the king. Even so, the excitement died quickly, the throngs of people soon lost interest. Can’t you see it’s only smoke? And spitting into the wind?