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 Não sejas perverso demais, nem sejas tolo; para que morrerias antes de teu tempo?
18 É bom que retenhas isto, e também não retires tua mão disto, pois quem teme a Deus escapa de tudo isto.
19 A sabedoria fortalece ao sábio, mais do que dez homens de autoridade que estejam na cidade.
20 Verdadeiramente não há homem justo sobre a terra, que faça o bem, e nunca peque.
21 Além disso, não dês atenção a todas as palavras que forem ditas, para que não venhas a ouvir que teu servo te amaldiçoa;
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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:19 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 7:19 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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