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Ecclesiastes 9:16
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Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
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Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard.
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The words of wise [men are] heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
Then saidH559 I, WisdomH2451 is betterH2896 than strengthH1369: nevertheless the poor man'sH4542 wisdomH2451 is despisedH959, and his wordsH1697 are not heardH8085.
Original Hebrew
וְאָמַרְתִּי אָנִי טֹובָה חָכְמָה מִגְּבוּרָה וְחָכְמַת הַמִּסְכֵּן בְּזוּיָה וּדְבָרָיו אֵינָם נִשְׁמָעִים׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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וְ/אָמַ֣רְתִּי |
ve./'a.Mar.ti | H559 | HC/Vqp1cs | and/ I said |
אָ֔נִי |
'A.ni | H589 | HPp1cs | I |
טוֹבָ֥ה |
to.Vah | H2896 | HAafsa | (is) good |
חָכְמָ֖ה |
chokh.mah | H2451 | HNcfsa | wisdom |
מִ/גְּבוּרָ֑ה |
mi./ge.vu.Rah | H1369 | HR/Ncfsa | more than/ strength |
וְ/חָכְמַ֤ת |
ve./cha.khe.Mat | H2451 | HC/Ncfsc | and/ (the) wisdom of |
הַ/מִּסְכֵּן֙ |
ha./mis.Ken | H4542 | HTd/Aamsa | the/ poor (person) |
בְּזוּיָ֔ה |
be.zu.Yah | H959 | HVqsfsa | (is) despised |
וּ/דְבָרָ֖י/ו |
u./de.va.Ra/v | H1697 | HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms | and/ words/ his |
אֵינָ֥/ם |
'ei.Na/m | H369 | HTn/Sp3mp | not/ they |
נִשְׁמָעִֽים |
nish.ma.'Im | H8085 | HVNsmpa | (are) listened to |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H959 — בָּזָה (bâzâh, baw-zaw'): a primitive root; to disesteem; despise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), [phrase] think to scorn, vile person.
- H1369 — גְּבוּרָה (gᵉbûwrâh, gheb-oo-raw'): feminine passive participle from the same as גִּבּוֹר; force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory; force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.
- H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
- H2451 — חׇכְמָה (chokmâh, khok-maw'): from חָכַם; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
- H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
- H4542 — מִסְכֵּן (miçkên, mis-kane'): from סִכְלוּת; indigent; poor (man).
- H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן.
- H589 — אֲנִי (ʼănîy, an-ee'): lemma אֲנַי second vowel, corrected to אֲנִי; contracted from אָנֹכִי; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- the poor — Proverbs 10:15, Mark 6:2-3, John 7:47-49, John 9:24-34, 1 Corinthians 1:26-29, James 2:2-6
- Wisdom — Proverbs 21:22, Proverbs 24:5, Ecclesiastes 7:19, Ecclesiastes 9:18
Reciprocal references (14): Genesis 40:23, Joshua 8:4, 1 Samuel 18:23, 2 Kings 2:12, Proverbs 4:7, Proverbs 8:14, Proverbs 19:7, Ecclesiastes 2:13, Ecclesiastes 2:14, Ecclesiastes 4:13, Jeremiah 43:4, Daniel 2:23, Galatians 4:14, James 2:6
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: POVERTY-RICHES
- Nave’s: INGRATITUDE, POOR, WAR, WISDOM
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