Ecclesiastes 9:17-18
Wycliffe Bible
17 The words of wise men be heard in silence, more than the cry of a prince among fools. (The words of the wise should be heard in silence, much more than the loud cry of a leader of a group of fools.)
18 Better is wisdom than armours of battle; and he that sinneth in one thing, shall lose many goods. (Better is wisdom than the arms, or the weapons, of battle; and he who sinneth in one thing, shall lose much that is good.)
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Ecclesiastes 9:17-18
New International Version
17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded
than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
18 Wisdom(A) is better than weapons of war,
but one sinner destroys much good.
2001 by Terence P. Noble
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