Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

And I said, 'Better is wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --

New American Standard Bible

So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.

King James Version

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Holman Bible

And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”

International Standard Version

So I concluded, "Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless, the wisdom of the poor is rejected his words are never heard."

A Conservative Version

Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

American Standard Version

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Amplified

But I say that wisdom is better than strength, though the poor man’s wisdom is despised and his words are not heeded.

Bible in Basic English

Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

Darby Translation

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Julia Smith Translation

And I said, Wisdom is good above strength: and the wisdom of the poor one was despised, and his words not heard.

King James 2000

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So I concluded that wisdom [is] better than might, yet the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.

Modern King James verseion

And I said, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then said I, "Wisdom is better than strength." Nevertheless, a simple man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

NET Bible

So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man's wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

New Heart English Bible

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

The Emphasized Bible

Then said, I, Better is wisdom than strength, - although, the wisdom of the poor man, be despised, and, his words, not heard.

Webster

Then said I, wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

World English Bible

Then I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I, Wisdom
חכמה 
Chokmah 
Usage: 149

גּבוּרה 
G@buwrah 
Usage: 61

מסכּן 
Micken 
Usage: 4

חכמה 
Chokmah 
Usage: 149

בּזה 
Bazah 
Usage: 42

and his words
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Wisdom'Although Vulnerable'Is Superior To Power

15 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! 16 And I said, 'Better is wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' -- 17 The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 7:19

The wisdom giveth strength to a wise man, more than wealth the rulers who have been in a city.

Proverbs 21:22

A city of the mighty hath the wise gone up, And bringeth down the strength of its confidence.

Proverbs 10:15

The wealth of the rich is his strong city, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

Proverbs 24:5

Mighty is the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Better is wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good!

Mark 6:2-3

and sabbath having come, he began in the synagogue to teach, and many hearing were astonished, saying, 'Whence hath this one these things? and what the wisdom that was given to him, that also such mighty works through his hands are done?

John 7:47-49

The Pharisees, therefore, answered them, 'Have ye also been led astray?

John 9:24-34

They called, therefore, a second time the man who was blind, and they said to him, 'Give glory to God, we have known that this man is a sinner;'

1 Corinthians 1:26-29

for see your calling, brethren, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

James 2:2-6

for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in gay raiment, and there may come in also a poor man in vile raiment,

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