Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
one sinner, etc.— (Joshua 7:1, Joshua 7:11-12). Though wisdom excels folly (Ecclesiastes 9:16; Ecclesiastes 7:19), yet a "little folly (equivalent to sin) can destroy much good," both in himself (Ecclesiastes 10:1; James 2:10) and in others. "Wisdom" must, from the antithesis to "sinner," mean religion. Thus typically, the "little city" may be applied to the Church (Luke 12:32; Hebrews 12:22); the great king to Satan (John 12:31); the despised poor wise man, Jesus Christ (Isaiah 53:2-3; Mark 6:3; II Corinthians 8:9; Ephesians 1:7-8; Colossians 2:3).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 9:18:
Proverbs 24:5-6
Ecclesiastes 7:19
Ecclesiastes 10:1
Ecclesiastes 10:10
Galatians 5:9
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