Ecclesiastes 9:16 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁶ So I said: “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised and his words are not heeded.

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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

Proverbs 10:15

The wealth of a rich man is a strong city. Poverty is the ruin of the poor.

Proverbs 21:22

A wise person scales the city of warriors and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.

Proverbs 24:5

A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge becomes even stronger.

Proverbs 8:14

Counsel and sound wisdom are mine. I have understanding and power.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If the iron axe is blunt and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must exert more force. So wisdom has the advantage of giving success.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

For wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: wisdom preserves the life of the one who possesses it.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

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