Ecclesiastes 7:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.”
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“Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Wisdom <FI>is<Fi> good with an inheritance, And an advantage <FI>it is<Fi> to those beholding the sun.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 7:11 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 3:6Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
- Job 28:12But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
- Psalms 119:72The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
- Proverbs 3:14for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
- Proverbs 3:15She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
- Proverbs 8:10Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
- Proverbs 14:24The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
- Ecclesiastes 2:13And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
- Ecclesiastes 9:15Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
- Ecclesiastes 11:7Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
- Luke 16:8The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
- 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
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