Ecclesiastes 9:16 - Tree of Life Version

So I said: “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised and his words are not heeded.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heeded.

American Standard Version (1901)

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Common English Bible

So I thought, Wisdom is better than might, but the wisdom of commoners is despised and their words aren’t heeded.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And so, I declared that wisdom is better than strength. But how is it, then, that the wisdom of the poor man is treated with contempt, and his words are not heeded?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And I said that wisdom is better than strength: how then is the wisdom of the poor man slighted, and his words not heard?

Ecclesiastes 9:16 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 10:15

The wealth of a rich man is a strong city. Poverty is the ruin of the poor.

Proverbs 21:22

A wise person scales the city of warriors and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.

Proverbs 24:5

A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge becomes even stronger.

Proverbs 8:14

Counsel and sound wisdom are mine. I have understanding and power.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If the iron axe is blunt and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must exert more force. So wisdom has the advantage of giving success.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

For wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: wisdom preserves the life of the one who possesses it.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

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