Ecclesiastes 9:16 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

¹⁶ And I said, Wisdom is good above strength: and the wisdom of the poor one was despised, and his words not heard.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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)

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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?

Ecclesiastes 9:16 Tagairtí Cros

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The wealth of the rich his strong city: the destruction of the poor their poverty.

Proverbs 21:22

The wise one ascended the city of the strong, and he will bring down the strength of its confidence.

Proverbs 24:5

A wise man is in strength, and a man of knowledge strengthens power.

Proverbs 8:14

To me counsel and wisdom: I am understanding; to me is strength.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If the iron became dull and he polished not the face, and he will strengthen the forces: and wisdom will make preeminence to prosper.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

For in the shadow, wisdom; in the shadow, silver: and the excellence of knowledge is wisdom shall preserve alive those possessing it

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom shall strengthen to the wise one more than ten having power which were in the city.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is good above the instruments of encounter: and one sinning will destroy much good.