Ecclesiastes 12
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 12:11-13

11The 1wordsH1697 of wiseH2450 menH2450 are like 2goadsH1861, and mastersH1167 of these collectionsH627 are like 3well-drivenH5193 4nailsH4548; they are givenH5414 by oneH259 ShepherdH7462. 12But beyondH3148 thisH1992, my sonH1121, be warnedH2094: the 5writingH6213 of 6manyH7235 booksH5612 is endlessH7093H369, and excessiveH3854 7devotionH3854 to books is wearyingH3024 to the bodyH1320.

13The conclusionH5490H1697, when allH3605 has been heardH8085, is: 8fearH3372 GodH430 and 9keepH8104 His commandmentsH4687, becauseH3588 thisH2088 applies to 10everyH3605 personH120.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Prov 1:6; 22:17; Eccl 7:5; 10:12 ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Acts 2:37 ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Lit planted ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Ezra 9:8; Is 22:23 ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 12:12 Lit making ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 12:12 1 Kin 4:32 ↩
  7. 7. Ecclesiastes 12:12 Eccl 1:18 ↩
  8. 8. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Eccl 3:14; 5:7; 7:18; 8:12 ↩
  9. 9. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Deut 4:2; Eccl 8:5 ↩
  10. 10. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Deut 10:12; Mic 6:8 ↩

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 12

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