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Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty [men] which are in the city.

KJV

Hebrew original

הַֽ/חָכְמָ֖ה תָּעֹ֣ז לֶ/חָכָ֑ם מֵֽ/עֲשָׂרָה֙ שַׁלִּיטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ בָּ/עִֽיר

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

La sagesse rend le sage plus fort que dix chefs qui sont dans une ville.

KJV

Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty [men] which are in the city.

Patristic reading

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  • Salonius

    Mystical Exposition on Ecclesiastes

    ing. What does it mean when it says: "Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten rulers of the city" Ecclesiastes 7:19? What is this wisdom, or who are these rulers? Wisdom in this context signifies the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the power and wisdom of God. The princes of the ci…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    nstancy." Therefore negligence does not pertain to imprudence. Objection 4: Further, it is written ( Eccles. 7:19 ): "He that feareth God, neglecteth nothing." But every sin is excluded by the opposite virtue. Therefore negligence is opposed to fear rather than to prudence. On th…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 94 (Migne)

    ae. Ordinatio autem ejus hodie celebratur. Atque huc spectat quod [Col. 1144D] Eusebius habet Hist. Eccl. VII, 19: «Jacobi illius cathedram . . . . . . . ad nostra usque tempora conservatam fratres illius Ecclesiae jam inde a majoribus magna prosequuntur reverentia.» Ejus natali…

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