New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
13AlsoH1571 thisH2090 I came to seeH7200 as wisdomH2451 underH8478 the sunH8121, and 1it impressedH1419 me.
14There 2was a smallH6996 cityH5892 with fewH4592 menH376 in it and a greatH1419 kingH4428 cameH935 to it, surroundedH5437 it and constructedH1129 largeH1419 siegeworksH4685 againstH5921 it.
15But there was foundH4672 in it a 3poorH4542 wiseH2450 manH376 and he 4deliveredH4422 the cityH5892 5by his wisdomH2451. Yet 6noH3808 oneH120 rememberedH2142 that poorH4542 manH376.
16So I saidH559, “7WisdomH2451 is betterH2896 thanH4480 strengthH1369.” But the wisdomH2451 of the poorH4542 manH4542 is despisedH959 and his wordsH1697 are not heededH8085.
17The 8wordsH1697 of the wiseH2450 heardH8085 in quietnessH5183 are better thanH4480 the shoutingH2199 of a rulerH4910 among foolsH3684.
189WisdomH2451 is betterH2896 thanH4480 weaponsH3627 of warH7128, but 10oneH259 sinnerH2398 destroysH6 muchH7235 goodH2899.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 9:13 Lit great it was to me ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 9:14 2 Sam 20:16-22 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 9:15 Eccl 4:13 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 9:15 Or might have delivered ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 9:15 2 Sam 20:22 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 9:15 Eccl 2:16; 8:10 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 9:16 Prov 21:22; Eccl 7:12, 19 ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 9:17 Eccl 7:5; 10:12 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 9:18 Eccl 9:16 ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 9:18 Josh 7:1-26; 2 Kin 21:2-17 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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