Ecclesiastes 9:18
Better is wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good!This verse in the real world
In what words
- קְרָבqᵉrâbhostile encounter
- חׇכְמָהchokmâhwisdom (in a good sense)
- אָבַדʼâbadproperly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- חָטָאchâṭâʼproperly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, la
- רָבָהrâbâhto increase (in whatever respect)
- כְּלִיkᵉlîysomething prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
- אֶחָדʼechâdproperly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jos 7:11–12, Jos 7:1, 2Ti 4:3–4, 2Ti 2:16–18, Jos 7:5, Ecc 9:16, 2Ti 3:8, Tit 1:10–11