Ecclesiastes 7:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.”

Ecclesiastes 7:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 7:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 7:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.”

Ecclesiastes 7:19 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.”

Ecclesiastes 7:19 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 7:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The wisdom giveth strength to a wise man, more than wealth the rulers who have been in a city.”

Ecclesiastes 7:19 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty [men] that are in a city.”

Ecclesiastes 7:19 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Be not thou wicked ouermuch, neither be thou foolish: wherefore shouldest thou perish not in thy time?”

Ecclesiastes 7:19 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:19 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7

17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:19 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 7:19 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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