Ecclesiastes 9:18 - American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one incompetent person destroys much good.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war. And whoever offends in one thing, shall lose many good things.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ Better is wisdom, than weapons of war: and he that shall offend in one, shall lose many good things.

English Standard Version 2016

¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

Ecclesiastes 9:18 Tagairtí Cros

2 Kings 21:2

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.

Job 35:8

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; And thy righteousness may profit a son of man.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

Ecclesiastes 2:13

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.

Ecclesiastes 9:16

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

2 Timothy 3:8

And even as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

Joshua 22:20

Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.

Joshua 7:1

But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted thing; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the children of Israel.

Joshua 7:5

And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descent: and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

1 Samuel 14:30

How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for now hath there been no great slaughter among the Philistines.