Ecclesiastes 7:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.

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  • Prov 21:22 : 22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.
  • Prov 24:5 : 5 A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.
  • Eccl 9:13-18 : 13 This again I have seen under the sun as wisdom and it seemed great to me. 14 There was a little town and the number of its men was small, and there came a great king against it and made an attack on it, building works of war round about it. 15 Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man. 16 Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing. 17 The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish. 18 Wisdom is better than instruments of war, but one sinner is the destruction of much good.
  • Col 1:9-9 : 9 For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit, 10 Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 Full of strength in the measure of the great power of his glory, so that you may undergo all troubles with joy;
  • 2 Sam 20:16-22 : 16 Then a wise woman got up on the wall, and crying out from the town, said, Give ear, give ear; say now to Joab, Come near, so that I may have talk with you. 17 And he came near, and the woman said, Are you Joab? And he said in answer, I am. Then she said, Give ear to your servant's words. And he said, I am giving ear. 18 Then she said, In the old days, there was a saying, Let them put the question in Abel and in Dan, saying, Has what was ordered by men of good faith in Israel ever come to an end? 19 Your purpose is the destruction of a mother-town in Israel: why would you put an end to the heritage of the Lord? 20 And Joab, answering her, said, Far, far be it from me to be a cause of death or destruction; 21 Not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba, son of Bichri, by name, has taken up arms against the king, against David: give up this man only, and I will go away from the town. And the woman said to Joab, His head will be dropped over the wall to you. 22 Then the woman in her wisdom had talk with all the town. And they had Sheba's head cut off and sent out to Joab. And he had the horn sounded, and sent them all away from the town, every man to his tent. And Joab went back to Jerusalem to the king.

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    5 A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.

    6 For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.

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    22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.

  • Eccl 7:10-12
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    10 Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.

    11 Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun.

    12 Wisdom keeps a man from danger even as money does; but the value of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owner.

  • Eccl 9:13-18
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    13 This again I have seen under the sun as wisdom and it seemed great to me.

    14 There was a little town and the number of its men was small, and there came a great king against it and made an attack on it, building works of war round about it.

    15 Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.

    16 Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

    17 The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.

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    18 It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

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    14 Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.

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    7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

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    12 Old men have wisdom, and a long life gives knowledge.

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    11 For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.

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  • Job 17:9-10
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    9 Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.

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  • Prov 3:13-14
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    13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

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  • Eccl 10:10
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    10 If the iron has no edge, and he does not make it sharp, then he has to put out more strength; but wisdom makes things go well.

  • Prov 9:9-10
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    9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

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  • Eccl 7:4-5
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    4 The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.

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    20 Wisdom is crying out in the street; her voice is loud in the open places;

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    11 By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

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    14 Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

  • Prov 2:7
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    7 He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;

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    9 It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.

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    24 Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.

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    8 Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

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    13 A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.