Ecclesiastes 9:15
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.
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Referenced Verses
- Eccl 4:13 : 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.
- Gen 40:23 : 23 But the wine-servant did not keep Joseph in mind or give a thought to him.
- 2 Sam 20:22 : 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.
- Esth 6:2-3 : 2 It came out that it was recorded in the book how Mordecai had given word of the designs of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's servants, keepers of the door, by whom an attack on the king had been designed. 3 And the king said, What honour and reward have been given to Mordecai for this? Then the servants who were waiting on the king said, Nothing has been done for him.
- Eccl 2:16 : 16 Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!
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- Eccl 9:16-183 verses87%
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.
- Eccl 9:13-142 verses82%
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.
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11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.
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19 Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.
- Eccl 2:14-163 verses73%
14 The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.
15 Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.
16 Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!
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15 The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.
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8 What have the wise more than the foolish? and what has the poor man by walking wisely before the living?
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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.
- Prov 13:7-82 verses71%
7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.
8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.
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10 But come back, now, all of you, come; and I will not see a wise man among you.
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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.
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9 And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.
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1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.
- Prov 29:7-93 verses69%
7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.
8 Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.
9 If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.
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21 Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.
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12 But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
13 Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living.
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1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.
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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.
- Prov 12:8-92 verses68%
8 A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.
9 He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.
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17 Then I saw all the work of God, and that man may not get knowledge of the work which is done under the sun; because, if a man gives hard work to the search he will not get knowledge, and even if the wise man seems to be coming to the end of his search, still he will be without knowledge.
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12 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
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13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.
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11 And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.
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3 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
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33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.
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1 Who is like the wise man? and to whom is the sense of anything clear? A man's wisdom makes his face shining, and his hard face will be changed.
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15 But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.
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5 (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)
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8 He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.
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12 He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.
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23 This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:
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9 And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me.
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10 For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.
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1 All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise and their works are in the hand of God; and men may not be certain if it will be love or hate; all is to no purpose before them.
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15 The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.
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5 A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.
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13 Take care that you do not say, Wisdom is here; God may overcome him, but not man.
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5 And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true.
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23 And all the kings of the earth came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put into his heart.
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16 I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.