Ecclesiastes 4:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 4:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 4:13 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. who...: Heb. who knoweth..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 4:13 — KJV
“Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. who...: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished”
— Ecclesiastes 4:13 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 4:13 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 4:13
“If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. If it...: Heb. If it be good with the king unto...: Heb. unto her companion from him: Heb. from before him be not...: Heb. pass not away”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:13: better, than, king
“And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north. their precious...: Heb. vessels of their desire”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:13: than, old, king
“For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:13: poor, wise, than
“Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. colours: or, pieces”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:13: child, than, old
“And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 4:13: child, than, old
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