Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
KJV
Verba sapientium audiuntur in silentio, plus quam clamor principis inter stultos.
Vulgate
Λόγοι σοφῶν ἐν ἀναπαύσει ἀκούονται ὑπὲρ κραυγὴν ἐξουσιαζόντων ἐν ἀφροσύναις.
LXX
The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
ASV
דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֔ים בְּ/נַ֖חַת נִשְׁמָעִ֑ים מִ/זַּעֲקַ֥ת מוֹשֵׁ֖ל בַּ/כְּסִילִֽים
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
חָכָ֣ם
chkm
noun · 135×
כְּסִ֑יל
ksyl
noun · 69×
ם
m
noun · 19×
מוֹשֵׁ֖ל
mvshl
verb · 82×
נַ֥חַת
ncht
noun · 8×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Isa 42:2 — He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
- Jas 1:20 — For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
- Jas 3:17 — But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
- Prov 17:27 — He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
- Prov 28:23 — He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.