Ecclesiastes 9:15

“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.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 9:15

Now there was found in it a poore wise man, and hee by his wisedome deliuered the citie; yet no man remembred that same poore man.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.
- Basic English Bible

Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

and there was found in it a poor wise man, who by his wisdom delivered the city; but no man remembered that poor man.
- Darby Bible

Now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he delivered the city by his wisdom, and no man afterward remembered that poor man.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

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.
- English Revised Version

Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Ecclesiastes 9:15

Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 9:15


9:15 Yet - He was soon neglected and his great service forgotten.


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