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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.
Darby Translation
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonished.
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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One Must Be Willing To Listen To Counsel
12
And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him--a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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Ecclesiastes 9:15-16
But there was found in it a poor, wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Genesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father.
1 Kings 22:8
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, Micaiah the son of Imlah, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but evil." And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say so."
2 Chronicles 16:9-10
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars."
2 Chronicles 24:20-22
Then the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, and he stood above the people, and said to them, "Thus says God, 'Why do you break the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, he has forsaken you.'"
2 Chronicles 25:16
But as he was speaking, the king said to him, "Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?" So the prophet stopped, but said, "I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel."
Proverbs 19:1
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
Proverbs 28:6
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.
Proverbs 28:15-16
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.