Ecclesiastes 9:18 meaning and explanation
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
Ecclesiastes 9:18, Berean Standard Bible
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The Preacher, the wisdom teacher whose reflections make up Ecclesiastes, has just told a story about a poor wise man whose counsel saved a small city under siege, though no one remembered him. Verse 18 draws the lesson: wisdom is better than weapons of war, yet a single sinner can undo much good.
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