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Ecclesiastes 9:17 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 9 · verse 17
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.Ecclesiastes 9:17 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 9:17 in context
15Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
16Then said I, 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 ruleth among fools.
18Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- rulethmâshalto ruleH4910 →
- wordsdâbâra wordH1697 →
- heardshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- quietNachatha descentH5183 →
- wisechâkâmwiseH2450 →
- cryzaʻaqa shriek or outcryH2201 →
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Solomon still recommends wisdom to us as necessary to the preserving of our peace and the perfecting of our business, notwithstanding the vanities and crosses which human affairs are subject to. He had said (Ecc 9:11), Bread is not always to the wise;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-18