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Ecclesiastes 9:15

What does Ecclesiastes 9:15 mean?

A plain-English look at Ecclesiastes 9:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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!

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he delivered the city by his wisdom, and no man afterward remembered that poor man.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.14There 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.

v.15This passage

v.16Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ecclesiastes 2:16

    For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!

  • Genesis 40:23

    Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

  • 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, and threw it out to Joab. And he blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

  • Ecclesiastes 4:13

    Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.

  • Esther 6:2

    And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, of those that kept the threshold, who had sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.

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