Ecclesiastes 7:19

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What does Ecclesiastes 7:19 mean?

Ecclesiastes 7:19 in the original Hebrew

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Cross references for Ecclesiastes 7:19

• Proverbs 21:22

  A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

• Colossians 1:9-11

  For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

• Ecclesiastes 9:13-18

  This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: 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. Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. …

• Proverbs 24:5

  A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

• 2 Samuel 20:16-22

  Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee. And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear. Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter. I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the Lord? …

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Context

• Ecclesiastes 7:18

  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.

• Ecclesiastes 7:19

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

• Ecclesiastes 7:20

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

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