17The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools.
17The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools.
14 A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks;
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.
18 Better is wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good!
9:17The words of wise [men are] heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
9:17The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
9:17The words of the wise are heard in silence, more than the cry of a prince among fools.
9:17The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
9:17The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
9:17The words of the wise spoken in quiet are heard more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
9:17The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
9:17The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.
9:17The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools.