Parallel Bible results for "ecclesiastes 9:17"

Ecclesiastes 9:17

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17 It is better to listen to the quiet words of someone wise than to the shouts of a ruler at a council of fools.
17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
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