Ecclesiastes 9:18 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Better [is] wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good!

English ASV

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

English Amplified

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

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

Wisdom is better than weapons that are used to fight a war. But one bad person can destroy many good things.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one fool can destroy much good.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Wisdom does more good than weapons, but one sinner can undo a lot of good.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

"A fly that dies can spoil the perfumer's ointment, and a single slip can ruin much that is good."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Wisdom is better than weapons of war. But one sinner destroys a lot of good.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; But one sinner destroys much good.”

English NLT

A wise person can overcome weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one rotten apple can spoil a barrelful.

English Tyndale 1537

For wisdom is better than harness: but one unthrifty alone destroyeth much good.

Ecclesiastes 9:18 — Compare Translations