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.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

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

Bible in Basic English ☆

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

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

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

Darby Translation ☆

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

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.

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.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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

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.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

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

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!

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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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

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

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

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

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

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

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 2019 ☆

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

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

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

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。

World Chinese Bible ☆

智慧胜过打仗的兵器；但一个罪人能败坏许多美善。

Croatian Bible ☆

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

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

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

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

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

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.

Esperanto Bible ☆

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

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

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

French Ostervald Bible ☆

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

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

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

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.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

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

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

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

German Textbibel ☆

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

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

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

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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.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

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

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.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

טֹובָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה מִכְּלֵ֣י קְרָ֑ב וְחֹוטֶ֣א אֶחָ֔ד יְאַבֵּ֥ד טֹובָ֥ה הַרְבֵּֽה׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

טובה חכמה מכלי קרב וחוטא אחד יאבד טובה הרבה׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

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

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

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

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。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

지혜가 병기보다 나으니라 그러나 한 죄인이 많은 선을 패궤케 하느니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

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

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

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

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

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

World Portuguese Bible ☆

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

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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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

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

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

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

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

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

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

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

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

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

Mashi Bible ☆

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

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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.

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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Revised West Version ☆

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

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

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

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

טוֹבָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה מִכְּלֵ֣י קְרָ֑ב וְחוֹטֶ֣א אֶחָ֔ד יְאַבֵּ֥ד טוֹבָ֥ה הַרְבֵּֽה׃