Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonished.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
Holman Bible
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer pays attention to warnings.
International Standard Version
A poor but wise youth is better than an old but foolish king who will no longer accept correction.
American Standard Version
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.
Amplified
A poor yet wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who
Bible in Basic English
A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.
Julia Smith Translation
Good a poor and wise child above an old and foolish king, who knew not more to receive instruction.
King James 2000
Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no longer be admonished.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A poor but wise youth [is] better than an old but foolish king who no longer knows {how to receive advice}.
Modern King James verseion
A poor and a wise child is better than an old and foolish king, who will not be warned any more.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A poor child being wise, is better than an old king that doteth, and cannot beware in time to come.
NET Bible
A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.
New Heart English Bible
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn't know how to receive admonition any more.
The Emphasized Bible
Better a boy poor and wise, - than a king, old and stupid, who knoweth not how to take warning any longer.
Webster
Better is a poor and a wise child, than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
World English Bible
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn't know how to receive admonition any more.
Youngs Literal Translation
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Ecclesiastes 4:13
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Context Readings
One Must Be Willing To Listen To Counsel
12 And if a man overpower the one, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. 13 Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonished. 14 For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.
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Ecclesiastes 9:15-16
and there was found in it a poor wise man, who by his wisdom delivered the city; but no man remembered that poor man.
Genesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, fed the flock with his brethren; and he was doing service with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought to his father an evil report of them.
1 Kings 22:8
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah; but I hate him, for he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil: it is Micah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
2 Chronicles 16:9-10
For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro through the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
2 Chronicles 24:20-22
And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood up above the people and said unto them, Thus saith God: Wherefore do ye transgress the commandments of Jehovah? And ye cannot prosper; for ye have forsaken Jehovah, and he hath forsaken you.
2 Chronicles 25:16
And it came to pass as he talked with him, that Amaziah said to him, Hast thou been made the king's counsellor? Forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbore, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.
Proverbs 19:1
Better is a poor man that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse, double in ways, though he be rich.
Proverbs 28:15-16
A roaring lion, and a ranging bear, is a wicked ruler over a poor people.