Ecclesiastes 4:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.”
Ecclesiastes 4:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 4:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 4:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn’t know how to receive admonition any more.”
Ecclesiastes 4:13 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.”
Ecclesiastes 4:13 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 4:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.”
Ecclesiastes 4:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 4:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonished.”
Ecclesiastes 4:13 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 4:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.”
Ecclesiastes 4:13 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:13 in Context — Ecclesiastes 4
11 También si dos durmieren juntos, se calentarán; mas ¿cómo se calentará uno [solo]?
12 Y si alguno prevaleciere contra el uno, dos estarán contra él; y cordón de tres dobleces no presto se rompe.
13 Mejor es el muchacho pobre y sabio, que el rey viejo y fatuo que no sabe ser aconsejado.
14 Porque de la cárcel salió para reinar; mientras el nacido en su reino se hizo pobre.
15 Vi todos los vivientes debajo del sol caminando con el muchacho sucesor, que estará en lugar de aquél.
What Does Ecclesiastes 4:13 Mean?
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