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 De même, si deux couchent ensemble, ils auront chaud; mais celui qui est seul, comment aura-t-il chaud?

12 Et si quelqu’un est plus fort qu’un seul, les deux peuvent lui résister; et la corde à trois fils ne se rompt pas facilement.

13 Mieux vaut un enfant pauvre et sage qu’un roi vieux et insensé qui ne sait plus écouter les avis;

14 car il peut sortir de prison pour régner, et même être né pauvre dans son royaume.

15 J’ai vu tous les vivants qui marchent sous le soleil entourer l’enfant qui devait succéder au roi et régner à sa place.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 4:13 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 4:13 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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