Ecclesiastes 9:17
The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.
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Genesis 41:33-40
Now therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt. . . .

1 Samuel 7:3-6
Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, "If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines." . . .

Proverbs 28:23
He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.

Isaiah 42:2, 4
He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets. . . .

James 1:20
for man's anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

James 3:17, 18
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

King James Bible
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The calm words of the wise are heeded more than the shouts of a ruler over fools.

International Standard Version
The softly spoken words of the wise are to be heard rather than the shouts of a ruler of fools.

NET Bible
The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.
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