Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The words of the wise are heard in silence, more than the cry of a prince among fools. Genesis 41:33-40 Now therefore let the king provide a wise and industrious man, and make him ruler over the land of Egypt: . . . 1 Samuel 7:3-6 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying: If you turn to the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods from among you, Baalim and Astaroth: and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. . . . Proverbs 28:23 He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more than he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him. Isaiah 42:2,4 He shall not cry, nor have respect to person, neither shall his voice be heard abroad. . . . James 1:20 For the anger of man worketh not the justice of God. James 3:17,18 But the wisdom that is from above, first indeed is chaste, then peaceable, modest, easy to be persuaded, consenting to the good, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, without dissimulation. . . . Context Wisdom is Better than Strength…16And I said that wisdom is better than strength: how then is the wisdom of the poor man slighted, and his words not heard? 17The words of the wise are heard in silence, more than the cry of a prince among fools.18Better is wisdom, than weapons of war: and he that shall offend in one, shall lose many good things.… Cross References Ecclesiastes 7:5 It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools. Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong. Lexicon The calmבְּנַ֖חַת (bə·na·ḥaṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5183: A descent, imposition, unfavorable, favorable, restfulness words דִּבְרֵ֣י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the wise חֲכָמִ֔ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2450: Wise are heeded נִשְׁמָעִ֑ים (niš·mā·‘îm) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently over the shouts מִזַּעֲקַ֥ת (miz·za·‘ă·qaṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2201: A shriek, outcry of a ruler מוֹשֵׁ֖ל (mō·wō·šêl) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4910: To rule, have dominion, reign among fools. בַּכְּסִילִֽים׃ (bak·kə·sî·lîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool Additional Translations The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools. The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of them that rule in folly. The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. The words of the wise spoken in quiet are heard more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools. The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools. Jump to Previous Acceptable Better Cry Ear Fools Heard Heeded Noted Quiet Quietly Quietness Ruler Rules Ruleth Shouting Shouts Wise WordsJump to Next Acceptable Better Cry Ear Fools Heard Heeded Noted Quiet Quietly Quietness Ruler Rules Ruleth Shouting Shouts Wise WordsExternal Links Ecclesiastes 9:17 NIVEcclesiastes 9:17 NLT Ecclesiastes 9:17 ESV Ecclesiastes 9:17 NASB Ecclesiastes 9:17 ASV Ecclesiastes 9:17 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 9:17 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 9:17 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 9:17 French Bible Ecclesiastes 9:17 German Bible Alphabetical: a among are be better fools heard heeded in more of quiet quietness ruler shouting shouts than The to wise words OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 9:17 The words of the wise heard (Ecclesiast. Ec Ecc Eccles.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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