Ecclesiastes 4:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.”

Ecclesiastes 4:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 4:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 4:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn’t know how to receive admonition any more.”

Ecclesiastes 4:13 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more. ”

Ecclesiastes 4:13 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 4:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.”

Ecclesiastes 4:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonished. ”

Ecclesiastes 4:13 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.”

Ecclesiastes 4:13 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:13 in Context — Ecclesiastes 4

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

15 I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 4:13 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 4:13 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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