Ecclesiastes 9:17

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.

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WEBBE

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules amongst fools.

BSB

The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.

KJV

The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

ASV

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

BBE

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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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.