The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 7:19 Explained

Ecclesiastes 7:19

KJV: Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

YLT: The wisdom giveth strength to a wise man, more than wealth the rulers who have been in a city.

Darby: Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men that are in a city.

ASV: Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Wisdom  strengtheneth  the wise  more than ten  mighty  [men] which are in the city. 

What does Ecclesiastes 7:19 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ecclesiastes 7

1  remedies against vanity are, a good name
2  mortification
7  patience
11  wisdom
23  The difficulty of wisdom

What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 7:19 mean?

Wisdom strengthens the wise More than ten rulers that are of the city
הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה תָּעֹ֣ז לֶחָכָ֑ם מֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙ שַׁלִּיטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ בָּעִֽיר

הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה  Wisdom 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חָכְמָה  
Sense: wisdom.
תָּעֹ֣ז  strengthens 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: עָזַז  
Sense: to be strong.
לֶחָכָ֑ם  the  wise 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: חָכָם  
Sense: wise, wise (man).
מֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙  More  than  ten 
Parse: Preposition-m, Number, masculine singular
Root: עֶשֶׂר 
Sense: ten.
שַׁלִּיטִ֔ים  rulers 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: שַׁלִּיט  
Sense: having mastery, domineering, master.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בָּעִֽיר  of  the  city 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.