Ecclesiastes 4:13

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Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king who will not be admonished anymore.

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  • Eccl 9:15-16 : 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no one remembered that same poor man. 16 Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength; nevertheless, the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
  • Gen 37:2 : 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought their evil report to their father.
  • 1 Kgs 22:8 : 8 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
  • 2 Chr 16:9-9 : 9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars. 10 Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
  • 2 Chr 24:20-22 : 20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has also forsaken you. 21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of the LORD. 22 So Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
  • 2 Chr 25:16 : 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, Have you been made of the king's counsel? Stop; why should you be struck down? Then the prophet stopped, but said, I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.
  • Prov 19:1 : 1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
  • Prov 28:6 : 6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
  • Prov 28:15-16 : 15 As a roaring lion and a raging bear, so is a wicked ruler over poor people. 16 The prince who lacks understanding is also a great oppressor, but he who hates covetousness shall prolong his days.

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  • Eccl 4:14-15
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    14For out of prison he comes to reign, whereas he who is born in his kingdom becomes poor.

    15I considered all the living who walk under the sun, with the second child who shall stand up in his place.

  • Eccl 9:15-17
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    76%

    15Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no one remembered that same poor man.

    16Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength; nevertheless, the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

    17The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools.

  • Prov 19:1
    76%

    1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  • Eccl 7:4-5
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    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of laughter.

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

  • Prov 15:20-21
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    20A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

    21Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

  • Prov 17:24-25
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    24Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

  • Prov 15:5
    75%

    5A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 10:1
    74%

    1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

  • Prov 22:15
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    15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • Prov 29:15
    74%

    15The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 28:6-7
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    6Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

    7Whoever keeps the law is a wise son, but he who is a companion of riotous men shames his father.

  • Prov 17:6-7
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    74%

    6Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

    7Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, much less lying lips for a prince.

  • Prov 13:1
    74%

    1A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

  • Eccl 10:16
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    16Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!

  • Prov 17:2
    73%

    2A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share the inheritance among the brethren.

  • Eccl 4:3
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    3Yes, better is he than both, who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10Delight is not fitting for a fool; much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly.

  • Prov 16:16
    73%

    16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold, and to choose understanding rather than silver!

  • Prov 17:21
    73%

    21He who begets a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Eccl 7:10-11
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    72%

    10Do not say, 'Why were the former days better than these?' for you do not inquire wisely concerning this.

    11Wisdom is good with an inheritance, and by it there is profit to those who see the sun.

  • Prov 29:20
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    20Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 22:6
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    6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

  • Prov 1:5
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    5A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel;

  • Eccl 6:8
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    8For what has the wise more than the fool? what does the poor have, who knows to walk before the living?

  • Prov 3:13
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    13Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gains understanding.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known.

  • Prov 23:24
    72%

    24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child shall have joy of him.

  • Isa 3:4
    72%

    4And I will make youths their princes, and children shall rule over them.

  • Prov 14:18
    71%

    18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 28:11
    71%

    11The rich man is wise in his own eyes, but the poor who has understanding searches him out.

  • Prov 4:1
    71%

    1Listen, you children, to the instruction of a father, and pay attention to gain understanding.

  • Prov 27:11
    71%

    11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may have an answer for him who reproaches me.

  • Prov 30:22
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    22For a servant when he reigns, and a fool when he is filled with food;

  • Prov 17:10
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    10A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no desire for it?

  • Eccl 2:13
    71%

    13Then I saw that wisdom excels folly just as light excels darkness.

  • Job 32:9
    71%

    9Great men are not always wise, nor do the aged understand judgment.

  • Eccl 2:16
    71%

    16For there is no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever, since what now is will all be forgotten in the days to come. And how does the wise man die? Just like the fool.

  • Prov 19:13
    71%

    13A foolish son is the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

  • Prov 13:18
    71%

    18Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.