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Ecclesiastes 7:11
11It is good to have wisdom, like money that you receive from your father. Wisdom helps everyone who lives.
Ecclesiastes 7:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
- New International Version (NIV)Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Wisdom is good with an inheritance, an advantage to those who see the sun.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Wisdom is good with an inheritance, And profitable to those who see the sun.
Context of Ecclesiastes 7:11
9Control your angry thoughts. Only fools allow their anger to continue. 10Do not say, ‘Everything was a lot better in the past.’ Those are not wise thoughts. It is good to have wisdom, like money that you receive from your father. Wisdom helps everyone who lives. 12Both wisdom and money can keep you safe. But wisdom is better. If you are wise, your knowledge can save your life. 13Think about the things that God has done. If God has bent something, nobody can make it straight again.
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טוֹבָ֥ה חָכְמָ֖ה עִֽם־נַחֲלָ֑ה וְיֹתֵ֖ר לְרֹאֵ֥י הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ecclesiastes 7:11
- Ecclesiastes 9:15There was a man who lived in the city. He was poor but he was also wise. Because he was wise, he knew how to save the city. But after he saved it, nobody remembered that poor man.
- 1 Kings 3:6Solomon answered, ‘You always showed your faithful love to your servant, my father David. He served you faithfully as a good, honest man. You have continued to show your faithful love to him even now. You have given him a son to rule as king on his throne.
- Luke 16:8Jesus then said, ‘The servant in the story was not honest. But his master spoke well about what he had done. It would help the servant later in his life. People that do not obey God think carefully. They know how to do well with people who are like themselves. But people who live in God's light often think less carefully.
- 1 Timothy 6:17Warn those people who are rich with many things that belong to this world. Tell them not to think that they are more important than other people. They must not think that their money will keep them safe. They could easily lose all of it. Instead, they should trust God. He gives us many things, so that we can enjoy all of them.
- Ecclesiastes 11:7Light makes people happy. It is good to see the sun rise in the morning.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 7:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Wisdom is good with an inheritance - In this chapter Solomon introduces many observations which appear to be made by objectors against his doctrine; and as he was satisfied of their futility, he proposes them in their own full strength, and then combats and destroys them. It is quite necessary to attend to this; else we shall take the objector's words for those of Solomon; and think, as some have done, that the wise man contradicts and refutes himself…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And by it there is profit - literally, And is profitable to the living. The same word as in Ecclesiastes 6:11, to the question in which it looks like an answer.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-22Verses 11-22 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yea better. It shelters from the storms and scorching heat of trouble. Wealth will not lengthen out the natural life; but true wisdom will give spiritual life, and strengthen men for services under their sufferings. Let us look upon the disposal of our condition as the work of God, and at last all will appear to have been for the best. In acts of righteousness, be not carried into heats or passions, no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12Wisdom and money are powerful tools for gaining benefits. wisdom preserves the life of its owner: See Ecclesiastes 7:17; Proverbs 10:2; 11:4.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Rather, "Wisdom, as compared with an inheritance, is good," that is, is as good as an inheritance; "yea, better (literally, and a profit) to them that see the sun" (that is, the living, Ec 11:7; Job 3:16; Psa 49:19).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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