Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.
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Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.
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Ecclesiastes 9:13
This again I have seen under the sun as wisdom and it seemed great to me.
Ecclesiastes 9:14
There was a little town and the number of its men was small, and there came a great king against it and made an attack on it, building works of war round about it.
Ecclesiastes 9:15
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.
Ecclesiastes 9:16
Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.
Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.
Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than instruments of war, but one sinner is the destruction of much good.
Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.
Proverbs 21:22
A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.
Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.
Proverbs 8:14
Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.
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2 Samuel 20:16
Then a wise woman got up on the wall, and crying out from the town, said, Give ear, give ear; say now to Joab, Come near, so that I may have talk with you.
2 Samuel 20:17
And he came near, and the woman said, Are you Joab? And he said in answer, I am. Then she said, Give ear to your servant's words. And he said, I am giving ear.
2 Samuel 20:18
Then she said, In the old days, there was a saying, Let them put the question in Abel and in Dan, saying, Has what was ordered by men of good faith in Israel ever come to an end?
2 Samuel 20:19
Your purpose is the destruction of a mother-town in Israel: why would you put an end to the heritage of the Lord?
2 Samuel 20:20
And Joab, answering her, said, Far, far be it from me to be a cause of death or destruction;
2 Samuel 20:21
Not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba, son of Bichri, by name, has taken up arms against the king, against David: give up this man only, and I will go away from the town. And the woman said to Joab, His head will be dropped over the wall to you.
2 Samuel 20:22
Then the woman in her wisdom had talk with all the town. And they had Sheba's head cut off and sent out to Joab. And he had the horn sounded, and sent them all away from the town, every man to his tent. And Joab went back to Jerusalem to the king.
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Ecclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.
Job 6:25
How pleasing are upright words! but what force is there in your arguments?
Proverbs 15:23
A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!
Proverbs 16:24
Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
Proverbs 25:11
A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
Isaiah 50:4
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:
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Isaiah 42:2
He will make no cry, his voice will not be loud: his words will not come to men's ears in the streets.
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1 Kings 3:9
Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?
Ecclesiastes 7:11
Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun.
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Proverbs 4:6
Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.
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Proverbs 4:7
The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.
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Proverbs 15:1
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
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Acts 19:41
And when he had said this, he sent the meeting away.
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James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.
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