Verse 19

Wysdome geueth more courage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 21:22 : 22 A wyse man skaleth the citie of the mightie, & ouerthroweth the strength wherein they trusted.
• Prov 24:5 : 5 A wise man is euer strong: yea a man of vnderstanding increaseth strength.
• Eccl 9:13-18 : 13 This wysdome haue I seene also vnder the sunne, and me thought it a great thing: 14 There was a litle citie and a few men within it: so there came a great kyng and besieged it, and made great bulwarkes against it. 15 And in the citie there was founde a poore man, but he was wyse, whiche with his wysdome deliuered the citie, yet was there no body that had any respect to such a simple man. 16 Then sayd I, wysdome is better then strength: Neuerthelesse, a simple mans wysdome is despised, and his wordes are not hearde. 17 A wyse mans counsayle that is folowed in scilence, is farre aboue the crying of a captaine among fooles. 18 For wysdome is better then harnesse: but one sinner alone destroyeth muche goodnesse.
• Col 1:9-9 : 9 For this cause we also, sence ye day we hearde, haue not ceassed to pray for you, and to desire that ye myght be fulfylled with knowledge of his wyll, in all wisdome & spiritual vnderstandyng, 10 That ye myght walke worthie of the Lorde in all pleasyng, beyng fruitefull in all good workes, and encreasyng in the knowledge of God, 11 Strenthened with all might, through his glorious power, vnto all patience and long sufferyng with ioyfulnesse:
• 2 Sam 20:16-22 : 16 Then cryed a wyse woman out of the citie, heare, heare, I pray you say vnto Ioab: Come hither that I may speake with thee. 17 When Ioab was come vnto her, the woman saide: Art thou Ioab? He aunswered: I am he. She saide vnto him: Heare the wordes of thyne handmayd. And he aunswered: I do heare. 18 Then she spake thus: They spake in the olde tyme, saying, They should aske of Abel: And so haue they continued. 19 I am one of them that are peaceable & faithfull in Israel, and thou goest about to destroy a citie, and a mother in Israel: Why wilt thou deuour the inheritaunce of the Lorde? 20 And Ioab aunswered, and sayd: God forbyd, God forbid it me that I should either deuour, or destroy. 21 The matter is not so: But a man of mount Ephraim (Seba the sonne of Bichri by name) hath lyft vp his hand against the king, euen against Dauid: Delyuer vs him onely, & I wyll depart from the citie. And the woman said vnto Ioab: Behold, his head shalbe throwen to thee ouer the wall. 22 And then the woman went vnto all the people with her wisedome, and they smote of the head of Seba ye sonne of Bichri, and cast it out to Ioab: And he blew a trumpet, & they retyred from the citie, euery man to his tent: And Ioab returned to Hierusalem, vnto the king.