Ecclesiastes 9:18

American Standard Version (1901)

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.

ASV Byzantine Text

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Asang Khongca Bible

Palunghahaih loe misatukhaih hmuenmae pongah hoih kue, toe kami zae maeto mah loe pop parai kahoih hmuen to amrosak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Cueihnah he caemrhal kah hnopai lakah then dae pakhat kah tholh loh a then muep a phae.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Cueihnah he caemrhal kah hnopai lakah then dae pakhat kah tholh loh a then muep a phae.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ua oi aku ka naauao mamua o na mea kaua; aka hoi, ua hoohiolo ke kanaka hewa hookahi i ka maikai he nui wale.

English Berean Standard Bible

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Konesans pi bon pase tout zam pou fè lagè. Men, fòt yon sèl moun ka fè anpil byen pèdi tou.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Melior est sapientia quam arma bellica; et qui in uno peccaverit, multa bona perdet.]

Bible in Basic English

Wisdom is better than instruments of war, but one sinner is the destruction of much good.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Mieux vaut la sagesse, que les instruments de guerre, et un seul pécheur détruit beaucoup de bien.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Lepší jest moudrost než nástrojové váleční, ale nemoudrý jeden kazí mnoho dobrého.

Kosraean Bible

Yohk ma wo tuku ke lalmwetmet liki na kufwen mwe mweun, tusruk sie mwet koluk el ku in forteya ma wo puspis.

World Portuguese Bible

A sabedoria é melhor do que as armas de guerra; mas um só pecador destrói muito do que é bom.

Romanian BTF Bible

Înțelepciunea este mai bună decât armele de război, dar un singur păcătos distruge mult bine.

Brenton English Septuagint

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: and one sinner will destroy much good.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ပညာသည် စစ်လက်နက်ထက်သာ၍ ကောင်း မြတ်၏။ ဒုစရိုက်ကိုပြုသောသူသည်လည်း၊ ကောင်းသော အမှုများကို ဖျက်ဆီးတတ်၏။

Darby Translation

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Weisheit ist besser als Kriegsgeräte; aber ein Sünder vernichtet viel Gutes. -

Dutch Bible 1917

De wijsheid is beter dan de krijgswapenen, maar een enig zondaar verderft veel goeds.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Wijsheid is meer waard dan wapentuig; Want een enkele domheid bederft veel goeds.

Italian Diodati Bible

La sapienza val meglio che gli strumenti bellici; ma un sol peccatore fa perire un gran bene .

Douay-Rheims 1899

Better is wisdom, than weapons of war: and he that shall offend in one, shall lose many good things.

Geneva Bible 1599

Better is wisedome then weapons of warre: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Noyes Bible

Wisdom is better than weapons of war. But one offender destroyeth much good.

Danish Bible 1931

Visdom er bedre end Våben, men en eneste Synder kan ødelægge meget godt.

Leeser Tanakh

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner causes much good to be lost.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.

King James Version

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Sự khôn ngoan hơn đồ binh khí; nhưng chỉ một người có tội phá hủy được nhiều sự lành.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku lelei hake ʻae poto ʻi he mahafutau: ka ʻoku maumauʻi ʻe he angahala ʻe tokotaha ʻae lelei lahi.

French Ostervald Bible

La sagesse vaut mieux que les instruments de guerre, et un seul pécheur fait perdre de grands biens.

Esperanto Bible

Pli bona estas saĝo, ol militaj instrumentoj; kaj unu pekulo pereigas multe da bono.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

La sagesse vaut mieux que les instruments de guerre; mais un seul pécheur détruit beaucoup de bien.

German Luther Bible 1912

Weisheit ist besser denn Harnisch; aber eine einziger Bube verderbt viel Gutes.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: and one sinner will destroy much good.

British English Septuagint 2012

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: and one sinner will destroy much good.

Majority Standard BIble

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

Webster Bible

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Revised Version

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Italian Riveduta Bible

La sapienza val meglio degli strumenti di guerra; ma un solo peccatore distrugge un gran bene.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

La sagesse vaut mieux que les armes de guerre ; mais un seul pécheur détruit beaucoup de bonnes choses.

Reina Valera 1909

Mejor es la sabiduría que las armas de guerra; mas un pecador destruye mucho bien.

Spanish BLL

La sabiduría es mejor que las armas de guerra, pero un solo pecador echa a perder mucho bien.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Mejor es la sabiduría que las armas de guerra; pero un solo pecador destruye mucho bien.

Croatian Bible

Mudrost više vrijedi nego bojno oružje, ali jedan jedini grešnik pokvari mnogo dobra.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Bolja je mudrost nego oružje ubojito; ali jedan grešnik kvari mnoga dobra.

German Textbibel

Weisheit ist besser als Kriegsgeräte, aber ein einziger Sünder verdirbt viel Gutes.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: And one sinner will destroy much good.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

טוֹבָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה מִכְּלֵ֣י קְרָ֑ב וְחוֹטֶ֣א אֶחָ֔ד יְאַבֵּ֥ד טוֹבָ֥ה הַרְבֵּֽה׃

World English Bible

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

World English Bible (Catholic)

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

World English Bible British Edition

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

World English Bible Classic

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

World English Bible Updated

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

World Messianic Bible

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.

Young's Literal Translation

Better [is] wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good!

SEPTUAGINTA

ἀγαθὴ σοφία ὑπὲρ σκεύη πολέμου, καὶ ἁμαρτάνων εἷς ἀπολέσει ἀγαθωσύνην πολλήν.

Brenton Septuagint

Ἀγαθὴ σοφία ὑπὲρ σκεύη πολέμου· καὶ ἁμαρτάνων εἷς ἀπολέσει ἀγαθωσύνην πολλήν.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Ынцелепчуня есте май де прец декыт скулеле де рэзбой, дар ун сингур пэкэтос нимичеште мулт бине.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Розум лучше військового знаряддя, та одно ледащо попсує часом багацько доброго.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Розум лучше військового знаряддя, та одно ледащо попсує часом багацько доброго.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Боља је мудрост него оружје убојито; али један грешник квари многа добра.

Russian Synodal Bible

Мудрость лучше воинских орудий; но один погрешивший погубит много доброго.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

טֹובָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה מִכְּלֵ֣י קְרָ֑ב וְחֹוטֶ֣א אֶחָ֔ד יְאַבֵּ֥ד טֹובָ֥ה הַרְבֵּֽה׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

טובה חכמה מכלי קרב וחוטא אחד יאבד טובה הרבה׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

اَلْحِكْمَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَدَوَاتِ ٱلْحَرْبِ. أَمَّا خَاطِئٌ وَاحِدٌ فَيُفْسِدُ خَيْرًا جَزِيلًا.

Old Persion Version Bible

حکمت از اسلحه جنگ بهتر است. اما یک خطاکار نیکویی بسیار را فاسدتواند نمود.

Judson Burmese Bible

ပညာ သည် စစ် လက်နက် ထက် သာ၍ကောင်း မြတ် ၏။ ဒုစရိုက် ကိုပြုသောသူသည်လည်း ၊ ကောင်း သော အမှုအများ ကို ဖျက်ဆီး တတ်၏။

Korean Bible 1910

지혜가 병기보다 나으니라 그러나 한 죄인이 많은 선을 패궤케 하느니라

Japanese Freedom Bible

知恵は戦いの武器にまさる。しかし、一人の罪人が多くの善を滅ぼす。

World Chinese Bible

智慧胜过打仗的兵器；但一个罪人能败坏许多美善。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

智慧胜过打仗的兵器；但一个罪人能败坏许多善事。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

智慧勝過打仗的兵器；但一個罪人能敗壞許多善事。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Melhor é a sabedoria do que as armas de guerra; porém um só pecador destrói muitas coisas boas.

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Mashi Bible

Oburhimanya bwo bukulu aha matumu, ci kwône ishembo liguma linashereze binjà binji.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Weisheit ist besser als Kriegsgerät; aber ein einziger Sünder verdirbt viel Gutes.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

La sabiduría es mejor que los armas de guerra, pero un pecador es la destrucción de mucho bien.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Mejor es la sabiduría que las armas de guerra, Pero un solo perverso destruye mucho bien.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

Chochmah is better than weapons of war, but one choteh destroyeth much good.

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