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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
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Ecclesiastes 9:15-16
But there was found in it a
Genesis 37:2
These are the records of the generations of Jacob.Joseph, when
1 Kings 22:8
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” But Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.”
2 Chronicles 16:9-10
For
2 Chronicles 24:20-22
2 Chronicles 25:16
As he was talking with him,
Proverbs 19:1
Than he who is perverse in
Proverbs 28:6
Than he who is
Proverbs 28:15-16
Is a