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Ecclesiastes 9 cross-references
Ecclesiastes 9 has 18 verses, which point to 241 other passages and are cited by 318. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
See Ecclesiastes 9’s threads in the explorerEcclesiastes 9:1
For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
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- Deuteronomy 33:3 — Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall… 5 votes
- John 10:27–30 — My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 2 votes
- 1 Peter 1:5 — Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:14 — There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to… 1 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:15 — All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and… 1 votes
- Job 12:10 — In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. 1 votes
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- Ecclesiastes 11:6 — In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall… 56 votes
- Psalms 37:5 — Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. 38 votes
- John 9:3 — Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made… 6 votes
- Ezekiel 1:1 — Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among… 6 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:2
All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
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- Malachi 3:18 — Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him… 8 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:14–16 — The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one… 6 votes
- Malachi 3:5 — And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the… 5 votes
- Psalms 73:3 — For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 5 votes
- Job 9:22 — This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked. 5 votes
- Malachi 3:15 — And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even… 4 votes
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- Job 36:11 — If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. 7 votes
- Job 21:26 — They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them. 6 votes
- Matthew 5:34 — But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: 3 votes
- Ezekiel 21:3 — And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword… 3 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
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- Jeremiah 17:9 — The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:11 — Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is… 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 1:17 — And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of… 4 votes
- Titus 3:3 — For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures,… 3 votes
- Romans 1:29–31 — Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy,… 3 votes
- Psalms 51:5 — Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. 3 votes
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- Jeremiah 17:9 — The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 75 votes
- Genesis 6:5 — And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of… 24 votes
- John 12:10 — But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; 4 votes
- Luke 6:11 — And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus. 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:4
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
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- Job 14:7–12 — For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof… 7 votes
- Luke 16:26–29 — And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence… 6 votes
- Isaiah 38:18 — For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope… 6 votes
- Lamentations 3:21–22 — This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 5 votes
- Job 27:8 — For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? 4 votes
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- Isaiah 57:18 — I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 4:2 — Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. 2 votes
- Job 24:19 — Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned. 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:5
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
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- Isaiah 26:14 — They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and… 25 votes
- Ecclesiastes 1:11 — There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come… 23 votes
- Psalms 6:5 — For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? 18 votes
- Psalms 88:10–12 — Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. 16 votes
- Hebrews 9:27 — And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: 14 votes
- Job 14:21 — His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them. 14 votes
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- Hebrews 9:27 — And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: 27 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor… 17 votes
- Psalms 89:48 — What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave?… 10 votes
- 2 Samuel 14:14 — For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth… 7 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:6
Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
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- Psalms 146:3–4 — Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 7 votes
- Matthew 2:20 — And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:12 — For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a… 3 votes
- Job 3:17–18 — There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:18–23 — Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall… 2 votes
- Proverbs 10:28 — The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. 2 votes
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- Ecclesiastes 6:12 — For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 1:3 — What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? 2 votes
- John 2:8 — And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. 0 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
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- Ecclesiastes 3:12–13 — I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. 14 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:19 — A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. 11 votes
- Deuteronomy 12:7 — And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye… 11 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:15 — Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to… 10 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:24–26 — There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy… 9 votes
- Nehemiah 8:10–12 — Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom… 8 votes
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- Nehemiah 8:10 — Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom… 38 votes
- Proverbs 17:22 — A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. 25 votes
- Jeremiah 31:16 — Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be… 12 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 — Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of… 10 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
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- Revelation 19:14 — And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 9 votes
- Revelation 3:4–5 — Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in… 8 votes
- Revelation 19:8 — And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the… 7 votes
- Revelation 7:13–14 — And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence… 7 votes
- Revelation 16:15 — Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and… 6 votes
- Revelation 7:9 — After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and… 6 votes
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- Isaiah 61:3 — To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the… 27 votes
- Revelation 3:4 — Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in… 11 votes
- Matthew 6:17 — But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 9 votes
- Luke 7:46 — My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. 7 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:9
Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
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- Proverbs 5:18–19 — Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 16 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:10 — And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart… 8 votes
- Malachi 2:15 — And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly… 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:12 — For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a… 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:13 — And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:15 — All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and… 5 votes
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- Proverbs 18:22 — Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD. 41 votes
- Proverbs 5:18 — Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 20 votes
- Malachi 2:14 — Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against… 9 votes
- Isaiah 54:6 — For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast… 9 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
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- Colossians 3:23 — And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 88 votes
- Ephesians 5:16 — Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 45 votes
- Romans 12:11 — Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 44 votes
- Psalms 6:5 — For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? 32 votes
- Ecclesiastes 11:6 — In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall… 27 votes
- 2 Chronicles 31:20–21 — And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the… 25 votes
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- Colossians 3:23 — And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 101 votes
- Ecclesiastes 11:6 — In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall… 64 votes
- John 9:4 — I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 50 votes
- Hebrews 3:7 — Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 28 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:11
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
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- Jeremiah 9:23 — Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might,… 35 votes
- Proverbs 21:30–31 — There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD. 33 votes
- Lamentations 3:37–38 — Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? 24 votes
- Job 5:11–14 — To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 23 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:17 — I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every… 20 votes
- Amos 2:14–16 — Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither… 18 votes
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- Jeremiah 9:23 — Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might,… 34 votes
- 1 Corinthians 9:24 — Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 20 votes
- Psalms 127:1 — [A Song of degrees for Solomon.] Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except… 20 votes
- Proverbs 21:31 — The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. 12 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:12
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:3 — For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman… 11 votes
- Luke 21:34–36 — And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness,… 8 votes
- Proverbs 6:15 — Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. 6 votes
- Luke 12:20 — But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those… 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 8:5–7 — Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and… 5 votes
- Proverbs 29:6 — In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. 5 votes
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- Psalms 91:3 — Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 12 votes
- Amos 3:5 — Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth,… 7 votes
- Proverbs 29:6 — In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. 5 votes
- Proverbs 7:23 — Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life. 5 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:13
This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
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- Ecclesiastes 8:16 — When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also… 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:15 — All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 6:1 — There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:11 — I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither… 1 votes
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- Ecclesiastes 7:19 — Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city. 3 votes
- Proverbs 21:22 — A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. 3 votes
- Daniel 2:14 — Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth… 2 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:19 — And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:14
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:
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- 2 Kings 6:24–7:20 — And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged… 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 20:15–22 — And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood… 3 votes
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- 1 Corinthians 12:22 — Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: 6 votes
- Proverbs 24:5 — A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. 5 votes
- Isaiah 33:6 — And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD… 4 votes
- 2 Samuel 20:16 — Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may… 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:15
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
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- Ecclesiastes 4:13 — Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. 6 votes
- Genesis 40:23 — Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. 6 votes
- Esther 6:2–3 — And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the… 5 votes
- 2 Samuel 20:22 — Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri,… 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:16 — For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days… 2 votes
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- 1 Kings 3:9 — Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and… 8 votes
- Proverbs 28:11 — The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. 7 votes
- Esther 6:3 — And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants… 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:10 — If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is… 5 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:16
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:19 — Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city. 15 votes
- Proverbs 24:5 — A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. 12 votes
- Proverbs 21:22 — A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. 10 votes
- Mark 6:2–3 — And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished,… 8 votes
- James 2:2–6 — For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor… 6 votes
- 1 Corinthians 1:26–29 — For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many… 6 votes
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- Proverbs 4:7 — Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 19 votes
- Proverbs 8:14 — Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:18 — Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good. 4 votes
- Galatians 4:14 — And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God,… 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
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- James 3:17–18 — But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of… 6 votes
- Proverbs 28:23 — He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. 5 votes
- James 1:20 — For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 4 votes
- Isaiah 42:2 — He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 7:3–6 — And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts,… 1 votes
- Genesis 41:33–40 — Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. 1 votes
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- Proverbs 17:27 — He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. 8 votes
- Acts 19:41 — And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
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- Joshua 7:11–12 — Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even… 5 votes
- Joshua 7:1 — But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son… 5 votes
- 2 Timothy 4:3–4 — For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to… 4 votes
- 2 Timothy 2:16–18 — But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:16 — Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words… 4 votes
- Joshua 7:5 — And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto… 4 votes
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- Joshua 7:1 — But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son… 8 votes
- Ecclesiastes 9:16 — Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words… 5 votes
- 1 Chronicles 12:32 — And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel… 5 votes
- Joshua 6:18 — And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take… 4 votes