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Ecclesiastes 9:17

Hebrew
ESV
The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.
NIV
The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
NLT
Better to hear the quiet words of a wise person than the shouts of a foolish king.
LXX
λόγοιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος

Meaning

* A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son

Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω.

λόγος in Greek Thought

Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.…
σοφῶν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
ἀναπαύσει ἀκούονται ὑπὲρ κραυγὴν ἐξουσιαζόντων ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
ἀφροσύναις
KJV
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Ecclesiastes 9:16 ← Ecclesiastes 9:17 → Ecclesiastes 9:18

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