Ecclesiastes 9:16 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 9:16

16: Then I realized that though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

  1. A wise person is stronger than the ten leading citizens of a town!

Proverbs 24:5

  1. A wise man is mightier than a strong man, and a man of knowledge is more powerful than a strong man.

Proverbs 21:22

  1. The wise conquer the city of the strong and level the fortress in which they trust.

Proverbs 10:15

  1. The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their calamity.

Mark 6:2

  1. The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They asked, "Where did he get all his wisdom and the power to perform such miracles?
  2. He's just the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us." They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.

John 7:47

  1. "Have you been led astray, too?" the Pharisees mocked.
  2. "Is there a single one of us rulers or Pharisees who believes in him?
  3. These ignorant crowds do, but what do they know about it? A curse on them anyway!"

Ecclesiastes 9:18

  1. A wise person can overcome weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

James 2:2

  1. For instance, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in shabby clothes.
  2. If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, "You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor"--well,
  3. doesn't this discrimination show that you are guided by wrong motives?
  4. Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn't God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren't they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?
  5. And yet, you insult the poor man! Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

1 Corinthians 1:26

  1. Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world's eyes, or powerful, or wealthy when God called you.
  2. Instead, God deliberately chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose those who are powerless to shame those who are powerful.
  3. God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important,
  4. so that no one can ever boast in the presence of God.

John 9:24

  1. So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, "Give glory to God by telling the truth, because we know Jesus is a sinner."
  2. "I don't know whether he is a sinner," the man replied. "But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!"
  3. "But what did he do?" they asked. "How did he heal you?"
  4. "Look!" the man exclaimed. "I told you once. Didn't you listen? Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?"
  5. Then they cursed him and said, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
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