Ecclesiastes 9:15
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.”Ecclesiastes 9:15
What Does Ecclesiastes 9:15 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 9:15 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 9, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 9:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 3:9“Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?”Esther 6:3“And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.”Proverbs 28:11“The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.”Genesis 40:23“Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.”Ecclesiastes 4:13“Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.”Esther 6:2“And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.”Proverbs 19:7“All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.”Ecclesiastes 10:10“If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.”2 Samuel 20:22“Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.”Proverbs 3:13“Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.”Proverbs 11:11“By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.”James 2:6“But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?”Exodus 1:8“Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.”1 Samuel 18:23“And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?”1 Chronicles 19:2“And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.”Proverbs 2:11“Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:”Proverbs 28:2“For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.”Ecclesiastes 2:16“For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.”Ecclesiastes 7:11“Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.”
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