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 Ne sois pas méchant à l’excès, et ne sois pas insensé: pourquoi mourrais-tu avant ton temps?
18 Il est bon que tu retiennes ceci, et que tu ne négliges point cela; car celui qui craint Dieu échappe à toutes ces choses.
19 La sagesse rend le sage plus fort que dix chefs qui sont dans une ville.
20 Non, il n’y a sur la terre point d’homme juste qui fasse le bien et qui ne pèche jamais.
21 Ne fais donc pas attention à toutes les paroles qu’on dit, de peur que tu n’entendes ton serviteur te maudire;
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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:19 Mean?
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