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Ecclesiastes 9:18

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

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  1. 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.

  2. 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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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.