Ecclesiastes 9:15

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Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 4:13 : 13 Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.
  • Gen 40:23 : 23 However, the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.
  • 2 Sam 20:22 : 22 Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. He blew the horn, and the troops dispersed from the city, each returning to his home. And Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem.
  • Esth 6:2-3 : 2 It was found written what Mordecai had reported about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. 3 The king asked, "What honor or recognition has been given to Mordecai for this?" The king’s servants who attended him replied, "Nothing has been done for him."
  • Eccl 2:16 : 16 For the wise, like the fool, will not be remembered forever; in the days to come, everything will be forgotten. How does the wise person die? Just like the fool!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 9:16-18
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    16So I said, 'Wisdom is better than strength.' But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.

    17The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler among fools.

    18Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

  • Eccl 9:13-14
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    82%

    13I also saw this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.

    14There was a small city with a few men in it, and a great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siegeworks around it.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • Eccl 7:19
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    19Wisdom makes a wise person stronger than ten rulers in a city.

  • Eccl 2:14-16
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    14The wise have eyes in their heads, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate overtakes them both.

    15Then I said in my heart, 'What happens to the fool will also happen to me. So why have I been so very wise?' And I concluded in my heart, 'This too is meaningless.'

    16For the wise, like the fool, will not be remembered forever; in the days to come, everything will be forgotten. How does the wise person die? Just like the fool!

  • Prov 10:15
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    15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

  • Eccl 6:8
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    8What advantage has the wise person over the fool? What does the poor person gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living?

  • Eccl 4:13
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    13Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

    8A person's wealth may ransom their life, but the poor hear no threat.

  • Job 17:10
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    10But as for all of you, return and come now, for I do not find a wise man among you.

  • Prov 21:22
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    22A wise person ascends the city of warriors and brings down the fortress in which they trust.

  • Eccl 12:9
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    9In addition to being wise, the Teacher continually taught the people knowledge; he carefully considered, explored, and arranged many proverbs.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1For the director of music, a psalm of David.

  • Prov 29:7-9
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    7The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

    8Mockers stir up a city, but the wise calm anger.

    9When a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no peace.

  • Eccl 2:21
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    21For there is a person who labors with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, but then must leave everything to someone who has not worked for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.

  • Job 28:12-13
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    12But where can wisdom be found, and where is the place of understanding?

    13Mankind does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Job 32:9
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    9It is not merely the old who are wise, nor the aged who understand what is right.

  • Prov 12:8-9
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    8A person is praised according to their insight, but one with a twisted mind is despised.

    9Better to be lowly and have a servant than to act important and have no food.

  • Eccl 8:17
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    17then I saw all the work of God, that no one can understand the work that is done under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can comprehend it. Even if the wise claim to know, they cannot truly understand it.

  • Prov 27:12
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    12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

  • Prov 3:13
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    13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

  • Eccl 9:11
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    11Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor does bread come to the wise, nor riches to the discerning, nor favor to the knowledgeable; but time and chance happen to them all.

  • Prov 22:3
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    3The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Eccl 8:1
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    1Who is like the wise person, and who knows the meaning of things? The wisdom of a person brightens their face, and the hardness of their face is softened.

  • Job 5:15
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    15He saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the strong.

  • Prov 1:5
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    5Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

  • Prov 19:8
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    8The one who acquires wisdom loves life, and the one who cherishes understanding will prosper.

  • Prov 11:12
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    12Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.

  • Jer 9:23
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    23But let the one who boasts boast in this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord who exercises kindness, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for in these things I delight, declares the Lord.

  • Eccl 2:9
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    9I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom stayed with me.

  • Ps 49:10
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    10that he should live on forever and not see the pit of decay.

  • Eccl 9:1
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    1So I reflected on all this and set my heart to examine it: that the righteous, the wise, and their deeds are in the hand of God. People do not know whether love or hatred awaits them; everything lies before them.

  • Eccl 10:15
    67%

    15The work of fools wearies them because they do not even know how to go to the city.

  • Prov 24:5
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    5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.

  • Job 32:13
    67%

    13Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not a man, refute him.’

  • 2 Chr 9:5
    67%

    5She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom is true.

  • 2 Chr 9:23
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    23All the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.

  • Job 29:16
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    16I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know.