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NET Bible
A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
Holman Bible
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer pays attention to warnings.
International Standard Version
A poor but wise youth is better than an old but foolish king who will no longer accept correction.
American Standard Version
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.
Amplified
A poor yet wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who
Bible in Basic English
A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.
Darby Translation
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonished.
Julia Smith Translation
Good a poor and wise child above an old and foolish king, who knew not more to receive instruction.
King James 2000
Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no longer be admonished.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A poor but wise youth [is] better than an old but foolish king who no longer knows {how to receive advice}.
Modern King James verseion
A poor and a wise child is better than an old and foolish king, who will not be warned any more.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A poor child being wise, is better than an old king that doteth, and cannot beware in time to come.
New Heart English Bible
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn't know how to receive admonition any more.
The Emphasized Bible
Better a boy poor and wise, - than a king, old and stupid, who knoweth not how to take warning any longer.
Webster
Better is a poor and a wise child, than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
World English Bible
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn't know how to receive admonition any more.
Youngs Literal Translation
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Ecclesiastes 4:13
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One Must Be Willing To Listen To Counsel
12 Although an assailant may overpower one person, two can withstand him. Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken. 13 A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice. 14 For he came out of prison to become king, even though he had been born poor in what would become his kingdom.
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Ecclesiastes 9:15-16
However, a poor but wise man lived in the city, and he could have delivered the city by his wisdom, but no one listened to that poor man.
Genesis 37:2
This is the account of Jacob. Joseph, his seventeen-year-old son, was taking care of the flocks with his brothers. Now he was a youngster working with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.
1 Kings 22:8
The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, "There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord's will. But I despise him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. Jehoshaphat said, "The king should not say such things."
2 Chronicles 16:9-10
Certainly the Lord watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.
2 Chronicles 24:20-22
God's Spirit energized Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them, "This is what God says: 'Why are you violating the commands of the Lord? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the Lord, he has rejected you!'"
2 Chronicles 25:16
While he was speaking, Amaziah said to him, "Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!" So the prophet stopped, but added, "I know that the Lord has decided to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice."
Proverbs 19:1
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
Proverbs 28:6
A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.
Proverbs 28:15-16
Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.