Ecclesiastes 9:17 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁷ The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than a ruler’s shout 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.

Ecclesiastes 9:17 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 28:23

One who rebukes a man will in the end find more favor than one with a flattering tongue.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but the lips of a fool destroy him.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

Better to hear a rebuke from the wise than to listen to the song of fools.

Isaiah 42:2

He will not cry out or raise His voice, or make His voice heard in the street.

Isaiah 42:4

He will not be disheartened or crushed until He establishes justice on earth. The islands will wait for His Torah.

James 1:20

for human anger doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.