Ecclesiastes 9:17 - English Standard Version 2016

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

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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.

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.

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.

Ecclesiastes 9:17 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 28:23

Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

Isaiah 42:2

He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street;

Isaiah 42:4

He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.

Acts 19:41

And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.

James 1:20

for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.