Ecclesiastes 9:17 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ The words of the wise are heard in silence, more so than the outcry of a prince among the foolish.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ The words of wise men heard in quiet are better than the shouts of him who rules among fools.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ The calm words of the wise are better heeded than the racket caused by a ruler among fools.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ The words of the wise are heard in silence, more than the cry of a prince among fools.

English Standard Version 2016

¹⁷ The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

Ecclesiastes 9:17 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 28:23

Whoever corrects a man, afterward he shall find favor with him, more so than he who deceives him with a flattering tongue.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Words from the mouth of a wise man are graceful, but the lips of a foolish man will throw him down with violence.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

The heart of the wise is a place of mourning, and the heart of the foolish is a place of rejoicing.

Isaiah 42:2

He will not cry out, and he will not show favoritism to anyone; neither will his voice be heard abroad.

Isaiah 42:4

He will not be saddened or troubled, until he establishes judgment on earth. And the islands will await his law.

James 1:20

For the anger of man does not accomplish the justice of God.