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

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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 Também vi esta sabedoria abaixo do sol, que considerei grande:

14 [Havia] uma pequena cidade, em que havia poucas pessoas; e veio contra ela um grande rei, e a cercou, e levantou contra ela grandes barreiras.

15 E se achou nela um homem pobre sábio, que livrou aquela cidade com sua sabedoria; porém ninguém se lembrou daquele pobre homem.

16 Então eu disse: Melhor é a sabedoria do que a força; ainda que a sabedoria do pobre tenha sido desprezada, e suas palavras não tenham sido ouvidas.

17 As palavras dos sábios devem ser ouvidas em quietude, mais do que o grito daquele que domina sobre os tolos.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 9:15 Mean?

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