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Ecclesiastes 9:18 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Ecclesiastes 9:18Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 9:189 words
HebrewMeaning
טוֹבָ֥הṭwōbāh
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
חָכְמָ֖הḥākəmāh
skilfulnounH2451
wisdom · wisely · wit
מִ/כְּלֵ֣יmikəlēy
armourpronH3627
artillery · bag · carriage · furnish ···
קְרָ֑בqərāb
battlenounH7128
war
וְ/חוֹטֶ֣אwəḥwōṭeʾ
bear the blameconjH2398
cleanse · commit · by fault · harm he hath done ···
אֶחָ֔דʾeḥād
aadjH259
alike · alone · altogether · and ···
יְאַבֵּ֥דyəʾabēd
breakverbH6
destroy · not escape · fail · lose ···
טוֹבָ֥הṭwōbāh
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
הַרְבֵּֽהharəbēh
abundanceverbH7235
archer (by mistake for
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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