Ecclesiastes 9:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.”
Ecclesiastes 9:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 9:15 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Ecclesiastes 9:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Ecclesiastes 9:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.”
Ecclesiastes 9:15 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.”
Ecclesiastes 9:15 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 9:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and there hath been found in it a poor wise man, and he hath delivered the city by his wisdom, and men have not remembered that poor man!”
Ecclesiastes 9:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and there was found in it a poor wise man, who by his wisdom delivered the city; but no man remembered that poor man.”
Ecclesiastes 9:15 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And there was founde therein a poore and wise man, and he deliuered the citie by his wisedome: but none remembred this poore man.”
Ecclesiastes 9:15 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:15 in Context — Ecclesiastes 9
13 J’ai aussi vu sous le soleil ce trait d’une sagesse qui m’a paru grande.
14 Il y avait une petite ville, avec peu d’hommes dans son sein; un roi puissant marcha sur elle, l’investit, et éleva contre elle de grands forts.
15 Il s’y trouvait un homme pauvre et sage, qui sauva la ville par sa sagesse. Et personne ne s’est souvenu de cet homme pauvre.
16 Et j’ai dit: La sagesse vaut mieux que la force. Cependant la sagesse du pauvre est méprisée, et ses paroles ne sont pas écoutées.
17 Les paroles des sages tranquillement écoutées valent mieux que les cris de celui qui domine parmi les insensés.
Read the full chapter: Ecclesiastes 9 — God's Sovereign Election →
What Does Ecclesiastes 9:15 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 9:15 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free