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Proverbs 21:22
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Proverbs 21:22
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- Proverbs 21:22 Climbs over the walls of
Proverbs 21:22
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Proverbs 21:22
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22 One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty(A)
and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.
Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
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Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
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Wisdom Superior to Folly
13 This wisdom I have also seen under the sun, and it seemed great to me: 14 (A)There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great [a]snares around it. 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man.
16 Then I said:
“Wisdom is better than (B)strength.
Nevertheless (C)the poor man’s wisdom is despised,
And his words are not heard.
17 Words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heard
Rather than the shout of a ruler of fools.
18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war;
But (D)one sinner destroys much good.”
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- Ecclesiastes 9:14 LXX, Syr., Vg. bulwarks
Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
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Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
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Wisdom Better Than Folly
13 I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom(A) that greatly impressed me: 14 There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it. 15 Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.(B) 16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.(C)
17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded
than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
18 Wisdom(D) is better than weapons of war,
but one sinner destroys much good.
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