New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 12:8-14
8“1VanityH1892 of vanitiesH1892,” saysH559 the PreacherH6953, “allH3605 is vanityH1892!”
9In additionH3148 to beingH1961 a wiseH2450 manH2450, the PreacherH6953 alsoH5750 taughtH3925 the peopleH5971 knowledgeH1847; and he ponderedH239, searchedH2713 out and arrangedH8626 2manyH7235 proverbsH4912. 10The PreacherH6953 soughtH1245 to findH4672 3delightfulH2656 wordsH1697 and to writeH3789 4wordsH1697 of truthH571 correctlyH3476.
11The 5wordsH1697 of wiseH2450 menH2450 are like 6goadsH1861, and mastersH1167 of these collectionsH627 are like 7well-drivenH5193 8nailsH4548; they are givenH5414 by oneH259 ShepherdH7462. 12But beyondH3148 thisH1992, my sonH1121, be warnedH2094: the 9writingH6213 of 10manyH7235 booksH5612 is endlessH7093H369, and excessiveH3854 11devotionH3854 to books is wearyingH3024 to the bodyH1320.
13The conclusionH5490H1697, when allH3605 has been heardH8085, is: 12fearH3372 GodH430 and 13keepH8104 His commandmentsH4687, becauseH3588 thisH2088 applies to 14everyH3605 personH120. 14For 15GodH430 will bringH935 everyH3605 actH4639 to judgmentH4941, everythingH3605 which is hiddenH5956, whetherH518 it is goodH2896 or evilH7451.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 12:8 Eccl 1:2 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 12:9 1 Kin 4:32 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 12:10 Prov 10:32 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 12:10 Prov 22:20, 21 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Prov 1:6; 22:17; Eccl 7:5; 10:12 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Acts 2:37 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Lit planted ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 12:11 Ezra 9:8; Is 22:23 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 12:12 Lit making ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 12:12 1 Kin 4:32 ↩
- 11. Ecclesiastes 12:12 Eccl 1:18 ↩
- 12. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Eccl 3:14; 5:7; 7:18; 8:12 ↩
- 13. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Deut 4:2; Eccl 8:5 ↩
- 14. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Deut 10:12; Mic 6:8 ↩
- 15. Ecclesiastes 12:14 Eccl 3:17; 11:9; Matt 10:26; Rom 2:16; 1 Cor 4:5 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 12
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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