Bible Cross References
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
2 Samuel 20:16-22
16
Then a wise woman cried out from the city, "Hear, Hear! Please say to Joab, 'Come nearby, that I may speak with you.' "
17
When he had come near to her, the woman said, "[Are] you Joab?" He answered, "I [am."] Then she said to him, "Hear the words of your maidservant." And he answered, "I am listening."
18
So she spoke, saying, "They used to talk in former times, saying, 'They shall surely seek [guidance] at Abel,' and so they would end [disputes.]
19
"I [am among the] peaceable [and] faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?"
20
And Joab answered and said, "Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy!
21
"That [is] not so. But a man from the mountains of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has raised his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city." So the woman said to Joab, "Watch, his head will be thrown to you over the wall."
22
Then the woman in her wisdom went to all the people. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw [it] out to Joab. Then he blew a trumpet, and they withdrew from the city, every man to his tent. So Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom strengthens the wise More than ten rulers of the city.
Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
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This wisdom I have also seen under the sun, and it [seemed] great to me:
14
[There was] a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it.
15
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man.
16
Then I said: "Wisdom [is] better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, And his words are not heard.
17
Words of the wise, [spoken] quietly, [should be] heard Rather than the shout of a ruler of fools.
18
Wisdom [is] better than weapons of war; But one sinner destroys much good."