Ecclesiastes 9:16
And I said, "Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded."
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wisdom

Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.

Proverbs 21:22
A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.

Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength;

the poor

Proverbs 10:15
The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

Mark 6:2, 3
When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. "Where did this man get these ideas?" they asked. "What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles? . . .

John 7:47-49
"Have you also been deceived?" replied the Pharisees. . . .

John 9:24-34
So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, "Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner." . . .

1 Corinthians 1:26-29
Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth. . . .

James 2:2-6
Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.

King James Bible
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And I said, "Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded."

International Standard Version
So I concluded, "Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless, the wisdom of the poor is rejected—his words are never heard."

NET Bible
So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man's wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.
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