Ecclesiastes 9:16

1 Corinthians 1:26-29; Ecclesiastes 7:19; Ecclesiastes 9:18; James 2:2-6; John 7:47-49; John 9:24-34; Mark 6:2; Mark 6:3; Proverbs 10:15; Proverbs 21:22; Proverbs 24:5

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¹⁶ Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ecclesiastes 9:16