Ecclesiastes 4:13 Cross References - Leeser

¹³ Better is a poor and a wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to be admonished any more.

² These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers; and he was as a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought evil reports of them unto his father.

⁸ And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we might inquire of the Lord; but I hate him; for he will never prophesy good concerning me, but evil: it is Michayhu the son of Yimlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

⁹ For as regardeth the Lord, his eyes roam throughout the whole earth, to hold strongly with those whose heart is entire toward him: thou hast done foolishly for this reason; because from this time forth there will be wars with thee. ¹⁰ Then became Assa incensed toward the seer, and put him in a prison-house; for he was in a rage with him because of this. And Assa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

²⁰ And the spirit of God endued Zechariah the son of Yehoyada’ the priest, and he stood up above the people, and he said unto them, Thus hath said the true God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord? ye cannot prosper so; because as ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you. ²¹ And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of the Lord. ²² And king Joash did not remember the kindness which Yehoyada’ his father had shown to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord will see this, and require my blood.

¹⁶ And it came to pass, as he was speaking unto him, that he said unto him, Have we ever appointed thee as a counsellor to the king? forbear this: why shouldst thou be smitten? Then did the prophet forbear; and he said, I know that God hath resolved to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

¹ Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than one of perverse lips, who is a fool.

⁶ Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

¹⁵ As a roaring lion, and a greedy bear, so is a wicked ruler over an indigent people. ¹⁶ The prince that is void of understanding is also a great oppressor; but he that hateth unjust gain will prolong his days.

¹⁵ But there was found in it a poor wise man, and he delivered the city by his wisdom; yet no man had thought of that same poor man. ¹⁶ Then said I, Wisdom is better than might: although the poor man’s wisdom is held in contempt, and his words are not heard.