Ecclesiastes 4:13 - King James 2000

¹³ Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no longer be admonished.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive counsel (friendly reproof and warning)–

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.

Common English Bible

¹³ A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king, who no longer listens to advice.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ Better is a boy, poor and wise, than a king, old and foolish, who does not know to look ahead for the sake of posterity.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 37:2

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

1 Kings 22:8

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

2 Chronicles 25:16

And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Are you made the king’s counselor? stop; why should you be killed? Then the prophet stopped, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not hearkened unto my counsel.

Proverbs 19:1

Better is the poor that walks in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Proverbs 28:6

Better is the poor who walks in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

Ecclesiastes 4:12

And if one prevails against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men who are in the city.