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Ecclesiastes 9:18 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 9 · verse 18
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.Ecclesiastes 9:18 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 9:18 in context
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)
- destroyethʼâbadproperly, to wander awayH6 →
- weaponskᵉlîysomething preparedH3627 →
- WisdomchokmâhwisdomH2451 →
- betterṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
- sinnerchâṭâʼproperly, to missH2398 →
- muchrâbâhto increaseH7235 →
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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