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 [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.
18 Melhor é a sabedoria do que as armas de guerra; porém um só pecador destrói muitas coisas boas.
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