Ecclesiastes 9:17

¹⁷The quiet words of the wise are more effective Than the ranting of a king of fools.

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Ecclesiastes 9 confronts the stark reality that death comes to all—wise and foolish, righteous and wicked—and that life under the sun is often unpredictable and unjust. The Teacher (Qoheleth) urges his readers to embrace joy, work diligently, and live wisely despite life's fleeting

References· Ecclesiastes 9

a: v.5 — Isaiah 26:14, Ecclesiastes 1:11, Psalms 6:5, Psalms 88:10-12, Hebrews 9:27, Job 14:21, Psalms 109:15, Ecclesiastes 2:16, Isaiah 63:16, Ecclesiastes 8:10
b: v.7 — Ecclesiastes 3:12-13, Deuteronomy 12:7, Ecclesiastes 10:19, Ecclesiastes 8:15, Ecclesiastes 2:24-26, Nehemiah 8:10-12, 1 Chronicles 16:1-3, Ecclesiastes 5:18, Deuteronomy 16:14-15, 1 Chronicles 29:21-23
c: v.9 — Proverbs 5:18-19, Ecclesiastes 2:10, Ecclesiastes 6:12, Malachi 2:15, Ecclesiastes 3:13, Ecclesiastes 7:15, Proverbs 19:14, Ecclesiastes 5:18, Ecclesiastes 2:24, Proverbs 18:22
d: v.10 — Colossians 3:23, Ephesians 5:16, Romans 12:11, Psalms 6:5, Ecclesiastes 11:6, 2 Chronicles 31:20-21, 1 Corinthians 9:24, Ecclesiastes 9:5-6, Jeremiah 29:13, Isaiah 38:18-19
e: v.11 — Jeremiah 9:23, Proverbs 21:30-31, Job 5:11-14, Lamentations 3:37-38, Ecclesiastes 3:17, Ecclesiastes 3:14, Amos 2:14-16, Psalms 147:10-11, Ephesians 1:11, 2 Chronicles 20:15
f: v.16 — Ecclesiastes 7:19, Proverbs 24:5, Proverbs 21:22, Mark 6:2-3, 1 Corinthians 1:26-29, James 2:2-6, Proverbs 10:15, Ecclesiastes 9:18, John 7:47-49, John 9:24-34

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