Contradictions Catalog of Ecclesiastes 9:16
Ecclesiastes 9:16 contradicts following 8 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of Ecclesiastes 9:16 for quick understanding.
Ecclesiastes 9:16: Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard.
| # | Contradicting Verse | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Psalms 8:2 | Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. [ordained: Heb. founded] |
| 2. | Psalms 40:17 | But I [am] poor and needy; [yet] the Lord thinketh upon me: thou [art] my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. |
| 3. | Proverbs 4:7 | Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. |
| 4. | Proverbs 12:8 | A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. [of a...: Heb. perverse of heart] |
| 5. | Ecclesiastes 7:12 | For wisdom [is] a defence, [and] money [is] a defence: but the excellency of knowledge [is, that] wisdom giveth life to them that have it. [defence: Heb. shadow] |
| 6. | Mark 3:27 | No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. |
| 7. | 1 Corinthians 1:25 | Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. |
| 8. | 1 Corinthians 1:26 | For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]: |
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