17The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.


In Context

14 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and encompassed it, and built great bulwarks against it:

15 and there was found in it a poor wise man, who by his wisdom delivered the city; but no man remembered that poor man.

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

17 The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Ecclesiastes 9:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:17The words of wise [men are] heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:17The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:17The words of the wise are heard in silence, more than the cry of a prince among fools.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:17The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:17The words of the wise spoken in quiet are heard more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:17The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:17The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:17The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:17The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools.