Ecclesiastes 9:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.”
Ecclesiastes 9:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 9:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 9:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” Nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.”
Ecclesiastes 9:16 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.”
Ecclesiastes 9:16 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 9:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I said, `Better <FI>is<Fi> wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --”
Ecclesiastes 9:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.”
Ecclesiastes 9:16 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then said I, Better is wisdome then strength: yet the wisedome of the poore is despised, and his wordes are not heard.”
Ecclesiastes 9:16 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:16 in Context — Ecclesiastes 9
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.
18 La sagesse vaut mieux que les instruments de guerre; mais un seul pécheur détruit beaucoup de bien.
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