Ecclesiastes 7:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.”
Ecclesiastes 7:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 7:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 7:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.”
Ecclesiastes 7:19 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.”
Ecclesiastes 7:19 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The wisdom giveth strength to a wise man, more than wealth the rulers who have been in a city.”
Ecclesiastes 7:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty [men] that are in a city.”
Ecclesiastes 7:19 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Be not thou wicked ouermuch, neither be thou foolish: wherefore shouldest thou perish not in thy time?”
Ecclesiastes 7:19 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:19 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7
17 No hagas mal mucho, ni seas insensato: ¿por qué morirás antes de tu tiempo?
18 Bueno es que tomes esto, y también de estotro no apartes tu mano; porque el que á Dios teme, saldrá con todo.
19 La sabiduría fortifica al sabio más que diez poderosos la ciudad en que fueron.
20 Ciertamente no hay hombre justo en la tierra, que haga bien y nunca peque.
21 Tampoco apliques tu corazón á todas las cosas que se hablaren, porque no oigas á tu siervo que dice mal de ti:
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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:19 Mean?
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