Ecclesiastes 12:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.”
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“The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Words of the wise <FI>are<Fi> as goads, and as fences planted <FI>by<Fi> the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 12:11 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 49:24Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
- Ezra 9:8But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.
- Psalms 23:1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
- Proverbs 1:6by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
- Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
- Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
- Isaiah 22:23I will drive him like a peg into a firm place, and he will be a throne of glory for the house of his father.
- Isaiah 40:11He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
- Jeremiah 23:29“Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”
- Ezekiel 34:23I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Matthew 3:7But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
- John 3:10“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
- John 10:14I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
- Acts 2:37When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
- 2 Corinthians 10:4The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
- Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
- 1 Peter 5:4And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
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