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Selected Verse: Ecclesiates 7:19 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ec 7:19 |
Strong Concordance |
Wisdom [02451] strengtheneth [05810] the wise [02450] more than ten [06235] mighty [07989] men which are in the city [05892]. |
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King James |
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Hebrew, "The wisdom," that is, the true wisdom, religion (Ti2 3:15).
than ten mighty--that is, able and valiant generals (Ecc 7:12; Ecc 9:13-18; Pro 21:22; Pro 24:5). These "watchmen wake in vain, except the Lord keep the city" (Psa 127:1). |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| "Wisdom affords strong protection to the wise man more than ten mighty men who are in the city." We have to distinguish, as is shown under Psa 31:3, the verbs עזז, to be strong, and עוּז, to flee for refuge; תּעז is the fut. of the former, whence מעז, stronghold, safe retreat, protection, and with ל, since עזז means not only to be strong, but also to show oneself strong, as at Eccl 9:20, to feel and act as one strong; it has also the trans. meaning, to strengthen, as shown in Psa 68:29, but here the intrans. suffices: wisdom proves itself strong for the wise man. The ten shallithim are not, with Ginsburg, to be multiplied indefinitely into "many mighty men." And it is not necessary, with Desvoeux, Hitz., Zckl., and others, to think of ten chiefs (commanders of forces), including the portions of the city garrison which they commanded. The author probably in this refers to some definite political arrangement, perhaps to the ten archons, like those Assyrian salaṭ, vice-regents, after whom as eponyms the year was named by the Greeks. שׁלּיט, in the Asiatic kingdom, was not properly a military title. And did a town then need protection only in the time of war, and not also at other times, against injury threatening its trade, against encroachments on its order, against the spread of infectious diseases, against the force of the elements? As the Deutero-Isaiah (Isa 60:17) says of Jerusalem: "I will make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness," so Koheleth says here that wisdom affords a wise man as strong a protection as a powerful decemvirate a city; cf. Pro 24:5: "A wise man is ba'oz," i.e., mighty. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Strengthen - Supports him in, and secures him against troubles and dangers. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Wisdom strengtheneth the wise - One wise, thoroughly learned, and scientific man, may be of more use in fortifying and defending a city, than ten princes. Witness the case of Syracuse, when attacked by the Romans both by sea and land. Archimedes, by his engines, burnt and dashed their fleet to pieces, and destroyed all that came near the walls. And had not the city been betrayed and he killed, all their force and skill could not have taken it. |
1 A Song [07892] of degrees [04609] for Solomon [08010]. Except the LORD [03068] build [01129] the house [01004], they labour [05998] in vain [07723] that build [01129] it: except the LORD [03068] keep [08104] the city [05892], the watchman [08104] waketh [08245] but in vain [07723].
5 A wise [02450] man [01397] is strong [05797]; yea, a man [0376] of knowledge [01847] increaseth [0553] strength [03581].
22 A wise [02450] man scaleth [05927] the city [05892] of the mighty [01368], and casteth down [03381] the strength [05797] of the confidence [04009] thereof.
13 This [02090] wisdom [02451] have I seen [07200] also under the sun [08121], and it seemed great [01419] unto me:
14 There was a little [06996] city [05892], and few [04592] men [0582] within it; and there came [0935] a great [01419] king [04428] against it, and besieged [05437] it, and built [01129] great [01419] bulwarks [04685] against it:
15 Now there was found [04672] in it a poor [04542] wise [02450] man [0376], and he by his wisdom [02451] delivered [04422] the city [05892]; yet no man [0120] remembered [02142] that same poor [04542] man [0376].
16 Then said [0559] I, Wisdom [02451] is better [02896] than strength [01369]: nevertheless the poor man's [04542] wisdom [02451] is despised [0959], and his words [01697] are not heard [08085].
17 The words [01697] of wise [02450] men are heard [08085] in quiet [05183] more than the cry [02201] of him that ruleth [04910] among fools [03684].
18 Wisdom [02451] is better [02896] than weapons [03627] of war [07128]: but one [0259] sinner [02398] destroyeth [06] much [07235] good [02896].
12 For wisdom [02451] is a defence [06738], and money [03701] is a defence [06738]: but the excellency [03504] of knowledge [01847] is, that wisdom [02451] giveth life [02421] to them that have [01167] it.
15 And [2532] that [3754] from [575] a child [1025] thou hast known [1492] the holy [2413] scriptures [1121], which [3588] are able [1410] to make [4679] thee [4571] wise [4679] unto [1519] salvation [4991] through [1223] faith [4102] which [3588] is in [1722] Christ [5547] Jesus [2424].
5 A wise [02450] man [01397] is strong [05797]; yea, a man [0376] of knowledge [01847] increaseth [0553] strength [03581].
17 For brass [05178] I will bring [0935] gold [02091], and for iron [01270] I will bring [0935] silver [03701], and for wood [06086] brass [05178], and for stones [068] iron [01270]: I will also make [07760] thy officers [06486] peace [07965], and thine exactors [05065] righteousness [06666].
29 Because of thy temple [01964] at Jerusalem [03389] shall kings [04428] bring [02986] presents [07862] unto thee.
3 For thou art my rock [05553] and my fortress [04686]; therefore for thy name's [08034] sake lead [05148] me, and guide [05095] me.