Ecclesiastes 7:19

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The wisdom giveth strength to a wise man, more than wealth the rulers who have been in a city.

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  • Prov 21:22 : 22 A city of the mighty hath the wise gone up, And bringeth down the strength of its confidence.
  • Prov 24:5 : 5 Mighty `is' the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,
  • Eccl 9:13-18 : 13 This also I have seen: wisdom under the sun, and it is great to me. 14 A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks; 15 and there hath been found in it a poor wise man, and he hath delivered the city by his wisdom, and men have not remembered that poor man! 16 And I said, `Better `is' wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' -- 17 The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools. 18 Better `is' wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good!
  • Col 1:9-9 : 9 Because of this, we also, from the day in which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, 10 to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God, 11 in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy.
  • 2 Sam 20:16-22 : 16 And a wise woman calleth out of the city, `Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, and I speak unto thee.' 17 And he cometh near unto her, and the woman saith, `Art thou Joab?' and he saith, `I `am'.' And she saith to him, `Hear the words of thy handmaid;' and he saith, `I am hearing.' 18 and she speaketh, saying, `They spake often in former times, saying, Let them diligently ask at Abel, and so they finished. 19 I `am' of the peaceable -- faithful ones of Israel; thou art seeking to destroy a city, and a mother in Israel; why dost thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah? 20 And Joab answereth and saith, `Far be it -- far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy. 21 The matter `is' not so; for a man of the hill-country of Ephraim -- Sheba son of Bichri his name -- hath lifted up his hand against the king, against David; give ye up him by himself, and I go away from the city.' And the woman saith unto Joab, `Lo, his head is cast unto thee over the wall.' 22 And the woman cometh unto all the people in her wisdom, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri, and cast `it' unto Joab, and he bloweth with a trumpet, and they are scattered from the city, each to his tents, and Joab hath turned back to Jerusalem unto the king.

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    5Mighty `is' the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,

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  • Eccl 7:10-12
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    10Say not thou, `What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.

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    12For wisdom `is' a defense, money `is' a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom `is', She reviveth her possessors.

  • Eccl 9:13-18
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    13This also I have seen: wisdom under the sun, and it is great to me.

    14A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks;

    15and there hath been found in it a poor wise man, and he hath delivered the city by his wisdom, and men have not remembered that poor man!

    16And I said, `Better `is' wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --

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    18Better `is' wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good!

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    18`It is' good that thou dost lay hold on this, and also, from that withdrawest not thy hand, for whoso is fearing God goeth out with them all.

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  • Prov 3:13-14
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    13O the happiness of a man `who' hath found wisdom, And of a man `who' bringeth forth understanding.

    14For better `is' her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold -- her increase.

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    10If the iron hath been blunt, And he the face hath not sharpened, Then doth he increase strength, And wisdom `is' advantageous to make right.

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    9Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

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  • Eccl 7:4-5
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    4The heart of the wise `is' in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.

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    14The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool `is' near ruin.

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    9The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.

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    24The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools `is' folly.

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    25I have turned round, also my heart, to know and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and reason, and to know the wrong of folly, and of foolishness the madness.

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    8Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger.

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    13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.