Ecclesiastes 9:15
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.
Ecclesiastes 9:15 in other translations
| BSB | Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man. |
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| WEB | Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | and there hath been found in it a poor wise man, and he hath delivered the city by his wisdom, and men have not remembered that poor man! |
| DARBY | and there was found in it a poor wise man, who by his wisdom delivered the city; but no man remembered that poor man. |
| BBE | Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Ecclesiastes 9:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ecclesiastes 9:14-15
14-15. (2Sa 20:16-22). bulwarks--military works of besiegers.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
A man may, by his wisdom, bring to pass that which he could never do by his strength. If God be for us, who can be against us, or stand before us? Solomon observes the power of wisdom, though it may labour under outward disadvantages. How forcible are right words! But wise and good men must often content themselves with the satisfaction of having done good, or, at least, endeavoured to do it, when they cannot do the…
Ecclesiastes 9:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ecclesiastes 9:15
- Ecclesiastes 4:13
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
- Genesis 40:23
Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
- Esther 6:2-3
And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
- 2 Samuel 20:22
Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
- Ecclesiastes 2:16
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
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Context
- Ecclesiastes 9:14
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:
- Ecclesiastes 9:15
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.
- Ecclesiastes 9:16
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Ecclesiastes 9:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y hállase en ella un hombre pobre, sabio, el cual libra la ciudad con su sabiduría; y nadie se acordaba de aquel pobre hombre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | or il s’y trouva un homme pauvre et sage, qui délivra la ville par sa sagesse; mais personne ne se souvint de cet homme pauvre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es fand sich darin ein armer weiser Mann, der die Stadt durch seine Weisheit rettete; aber kein Mensch gedachte dieses armen Mannes. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Inventusque est in ea vir pauper et sapiens, et liberavit urbem per sapientiam suam; et nullus deinceps recordatus est hominis illius pauperis. |