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Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom puts more strength in one wise person Than ten strong men give to a city.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Wisdom makes the wise person strongerthan ten rulers of a city.
Wisdom makes the wise person strongerthan ten rulers of a city.
Hebrew Names Version
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
King James Version
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
English Standard Version
Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
New American Standard Bible
Wisdom strengthens a wise person more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Wisdom strengthens a wise person more than ten rulers who are in a city.
New Century Version
Wisdom makes a person stronger than ten leaders in a city.
Wisdom makes a person stronger than ten leaders in a city.
Amplified Bible
Wisdom strengthens the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Wisdom strengthens the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
World English Bible
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Wisedome shall strengthen the wise man more then ten mightie princes that are in ye citie.
Wisedome shall strengthen the wise man more then ten mightie princes that are in ye citie.
Legacy Standard Bible
Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten men with power who are in a city.
Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten men with power who are in a city.
Berean Standard Bible
Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
Contemporary English Version
Wisdom will make you stronger than the ten most powerful leaders in your city.
Wisdom will make you stronger than the ten most powerful leaders in your city.
Complete Jewish Bible
To a wise man wisdom is better protection than ten rulers in a city.
To a wise man wisdom is better protection than ten rulers in a city.
Darby Translation
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty [men] that are in a city.
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty [men] that are in a city.
Easy-to-Read Version
Surely there is no one on earth who always does good and never sins. But wisdom can make one person stronger than ten leaders in a city.
Surely there is no one on earth who always does good and never sins. But wisdom can make one person stronger than ten leaders in a city.
George Lamsa Translation
Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten princes that are in the city.
Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten princes that are in the city.
Good News Translation
Wisdom does more for a person than ten rulers can do for a city.
Wisdom does more for a person than ten rulers can do for a city.
Lexham English Bible
Wisdom gives more strength to the wise than ten rulers who are in the city.
Wisdom gives more strength to the wise than ten rulers who are in the city.
Literal Translation
Wisdom makes the wise stronger than ten rulers who are in the city.
Wisdom makes the wise stronger than ten rulers who are in the city.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Wy?dome geueth more corage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie:
Wy?dome geueth more corage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie:
American Standard Version
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
Bible in Basic English
Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.
Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Wisdom is a stronghold to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
Wisdom is a stronghold to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
King James Version (1611)
Wisedome strengtheneth the wise, more then ten mightie men which are in the citie.
Wisedome strengtheneth the wise, more then ten mightie men which are in the citie.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Wysdome geueth more courage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie.
Wysdome geueth more courage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
It is well for thee to hold fast by this; also by this defile not thine hand: for to them that fear God all things shall come forth well.
It is well for thee to hold fast by this; also by this defile not thine hand: for to them that fear God all things shall come forth well.
English Revised Version
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers which are in a city.
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers which are in a city.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wisdom hath coumfortid a wise man, ouer ten pryncis of a citee.
Wisdom hath coumfortid a wise man, ouer ten pryncis of a citee.
Update Bible Version
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
Webster's Bible Translation
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty [men] who are in the city.
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty [men] who are in the city.
New English Translation
Wisdom gives a wise person more protection than ten rulers in a city.
Wisdom gives a wise person more protection than ten rulers in a city.
New King James Version
Wisdom strengthens the wise More than ten rulers of the city.
Wisdom strengthens the wise More than ten rulers of the city.
New Living Translation
One wise person is stronger than ten leading citizens of a town!
One wise person is stronger than ten leading citizens of a town!
New Life Bible
Wisdom gives more strength to a wise man than ten rulers have in a city.
Wisdom gives more strength to a wise man than ten rulers have in a city.
New Revised Standard
Wisdom gives strength to the wise more than ten rulers that are in a city.
Wisdom gives strength to the wise more than ten rulers that are in a city.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Wisdom, bringeth more strength to a wise man, than ten heroes, that are in the city.
Wisdom, bringeth more strength to a wise man, than ten heroes, that are in the city.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(7-20) Wisdom hath strengthened the wise more than ten princes of the city.
(7-20) Wisdom hath strengthened the wise more than ten princes of the city.
Revised Standard Version
Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
Wisdom gives strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
Young's Literal Translation
The wisdom giveth strength to a wise man, more than wealth the rulers who have been in a city.
The wisdom giveth strength to a wise man, more than wealth the rulers who have been in a city.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Contextual Overview
11Wisdom is better when it's paired with money, Especially if you get both while you're still living. Double protection: wisdom and wealth! Plus this bonus: Wisdom energizes its owner. 13 Take a good look at God's work. Who could simplify and reduce Creation's curves and angles To a plain straight line? 14 On a good day, enjoy yourself; On a bad day, examine your conscience. God arranges for both kinds of days So that we won't take anything for granted. 15I've seen it all in my brief and pointless life—here a good person cut down in the middle of doing good, there a bad person living a long life of sheer evil. So don't knock yourself out being good, and don't go overboard being wise. Believe me, you won't get anything out of it. But don't press your luck by being bad, either. And don't be reckless. Why die needlessly? 18 It's best to stay in touch with both sides of an issue. A person who fears God deals responsibly with all of reality, not just a piece of it. 19 Wisdom puts more strength in one wise person Than ten strong men give to a city. 20 There's not one totally good person on earth, Not one who is truly pure and sinless. 21Don't eavesdrop on the conversation of others. What if the gossip's about you and you'd rather not hear it? You've done that a few times, haven't you—said things Behind someone's back you wouldn't say to his face?
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 9:15-18, 2 Samuel 20:16-22, Proverbs 21:22, Proverbs 24:5, Colossians 1:9-11
Reciprocal: Joshua 8:4 - go not 2 Samuel 20:22 - in her wisdom 1 Kings 3:9 - to judge 1 Kings 3:28 - the wisdom 2 Kings 2:12 - My father 1 Chronicles 12:32 - all their Proverbs 8:14 - I have Ecclesiastes 9:16 - Wisdom Isaiah 33:6 - wisdom Daniel 1:4 - and skillful Daniel 2:23 - who hast
Cross-References
Genesis 7:2
"Take on board with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and a female; one pair of every unclean animal, a male and a female; and seven pairs of every kind of bird, a male and a female, to insure their survival on Earth. In just seven days I will dump rain on Earth for forty days and forty nights. I'll make a clean sweep of everything that I've made."
"Take on board with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and a female; one pair of every unclean animal, a male and a female; and seven pairs of every kind of bird, a male and a female, to insure their survival on Earth. In just seven days I will dump rain on Earth for forty days and forty nights. I'll make a clean sweep of everything that I've made."
Genesis 7:6
Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters covered the Earth. Noah and his wife and sons and their wives boarded the ship to escape the flood. Clean and unclean animals, birds, and all the crawling creatures came in pairs to Noah and to the ship, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah. In seven days the floodwaters came.
Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters covered the Earth. Noah and his wife and sons and their wives boarded the ship to escape the flood. Clean and unclean animals, birds, and all the crawling creatures came in pairs to Noah and to the ship, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah. In seven days the floodwaters came.
Jeremiah 3:22
"We're here! We've come back to you. You're our own true God ! All that popular religion was a cheap lie, duped crowds buying up the latest in gods. We're back! Back to our true God , the salvation of Israel. The Fraud picked us clean, swindled us of what our ancestors bequeathed us, Gypped us out of our inheritance— God-blessed flocks and God-given children. We made our bed and now lie in it, all tangled up in the dirty sheets of dishonor. All because we sinned against our God , we and our fathers and mothers. From the time we took our first steps, said our first words, we've been rebels, disobeying the voice of our God ."
"We're here! We've come back to you. You're our own true God ! All that popular religion was a cheap lie, duped crowds buying up the latest in gods. We're back! Back to our true God , the salvation of Israel. The Fraud picked us clean, swindled us of what our ancestors bequeathed us, Gypped us out of our inheritance— God-blessed flocks and God-given children. We made our bed and now lie in it, all tangled up in the dirty sheets of dishonor. All because we sinned against our God , we and our fathers and mothers. From the time we took our first steps, said our first words, we've been rebels, disobeying the voice of our God ."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise,.... Against such extremes as before mentioned; it is a guard about him, as well as a guide unto him; it is a defence unto him, as before observed, Ecclesiastes 7:12; and is better than strength of body, or weapons of war, Ecclesiastes 9:16; and a wise man does greater things by it than a strong man with them, and is safer with it than he can be by them. Some understand this of Christ, the Wisdom of God, without whom a good man can do nothing, but all things through him strengthening him; and who being a strong tower and place of refuge to him, he is safer in him than if he was in the strongest garrison, and under the protection of ever so large a number of valiant men: Christ, and grace from him, strengthen
more than ten mighty [men] which are in the city; that is, than many mighty men, or men of war, which guard a city; the city of Jerusalem, or any other. The Targum applies this to Joseph, and paraphrases it,
"the wisdom of Joseph the son of Jacob helped him to make him wiser than all his ten righteous brethren.''
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 19. Wisdom strengtheneth the wise — One wise, thoroughly learned, and scientific man, may be of more use in fortifying and defending a city, than ten princes. Witness the case of Syracuse, when attacked by the Romans both by sea and land. Archimedes, by his engines, burnt and dashed their fleet to pieces, and destroyed all that came near the walls. And had not the city been betrayed, and he killed, all their force and skill could not have taken it.
