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Ecclesiastes 7:11
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Wisdom is as good as an inheritanceand an advantage to those who see the sun,
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
Wisdom is good with an inheritance, an advantage to those who see the sun.
Wisdom along with an inheritance is good, And an advantage to those who see the sun.
Wisdom is better when it comes with money. They both help those who are alive.
Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an [excellent] advantage for those who see the sun.
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
Wisedome is good with an inheritance, and excellent to them that see the sunne.
Wisdom along with an inheritance is goodAnd an advantage to those who see the sun.
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
Having wisdom is better than an inheritance.
Wisdom is good, along with possessions, an advantage to all who see the sun.
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and profitable to them that see the sun.
Wisdom is better if you also have property. Wise people will get more than enough wealth.
Wisdom is better than weapons; yea, it is better for those who see the light of the truth.
Everyone who lives ought to be wise; it is as good as receiving an inheritance
Wisdom is good with an inheritance; it benefits the living.
Wisdom is good with an inheritance; yea, a gain to those who see the sun.
Wy?dome is better then riches, yee moch more worth then the eye sight.
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.
Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun.
Wisdom is good with an inheritance, yea, a profit to them that see the sun.
Wisedome is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profite to them that see the sunne.
Wysdome with inheritaunce is good, yet better is it with them that without care may beholde the sunne:
Say not, What has happened, that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire in wisdom concerning this.
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance: yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.
Forsothe wisdom with richessis is more profitable, and profitith more to men seynge the sunne.
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yes, more excellent is it for those that see the sun.
Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance: and [by it there is] profit to them that see the sun.
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing; it benefits those who see the light of day.
Wisdom is good with an inheritance, And profitable to those who see the sun.
Wisdom is even better when you have money. Both are a benefit as you go through life.
Wisdom with a gift passed down from father to son is good and a help to those who see the sun.
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, an advantage to those who see the sun.
Good is wisdom, with an inheritance, - and a profit, to such as see the sun.
Wisdom is good with an inheritance, an advantage to those who see the sun.
Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance, And an advantage [it is] to those beholding the sun.
Wisdom is better when it's paired with money, Especially if you get both while you're still living. Double protection: wisdom and wealth! Plus this bonus: Wisdom energizes its owner.
Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
good with an inheritance: or, as good as an inheritance, yea, better too. Ecclesiastes 9:15-18, 1 Kings 3:6-9, Luke 16:8, Luke 16:9, 1 Timothy 6:17-19
them: Ecclesiastes 11:7
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:9 - to judge Job 22:2 - as he that Proverbs 8:10 - General Proverbs 14:24 - crown Proverbs 21:20 - treasure Ecclesiastes 1:3 - under Ecclesiastes 2:13 - I saw Ecclesiastes 10:19 - but
Cross-References
And god made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.
Behold, I will bring the waters of a great flood upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life under heaven. All things that are in the earth shall be consumed.
And Noe did all things which the Lord had commanded him.
And he was six hundred years old, when the waters of the flood overflowed the earth.
And of beasts clean and unclean, and of fowls, and of every thing that moveth upon the earth,
In the six hundredth year of the life of Noe, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the floodgates of heaven were opened:
And he destroyed all the substance that was upon the earth, from man even to beast, and the creeping things and fowls of the air: and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noe only remained, and they that were with him in the ark.
And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.
Then one of the lords, upon whose hand the king leaned, answering the man of God, said: If the Lord should make flood-gates in heaven, can that possibly be which thou sayest? And he said: Thou shalt see it with thy eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
When that lord answered the man of God, and said: Although the Lord should make flood-gates in heaven, could this come to pass which thou sayest. And he said to him: Thou shalt see it with thy eyes, and shalt not eat thereof.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance,.... It is good of itself. Or, "is as good as an inheritance" n, as it may be rendered; it is a portion of itself, especially spiritual and divine wisdom. The Targum interprets it, the wisdom of the law, or the knowledge of that; but much more excellent is the wisdom of the Gospel, the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom; the knowledge of which, in an experimental way, is preferable to all earthly inheritances: but this with an inheritance is good, yea, better than without one; for wisdom, without riches, is generally overlooked and despised in men; see Ecclesiastes 9:16; when wealth, with wisdom, makes a man regarded; this commands respect and attention; as well as he is in a better condition to do good, if willing to share, and ready to distribute;
and [by it there is] profit to them that see the sun; mortals in this present state, who are described as such that see the sun rise and set, and enjoy the heat and light of it, receive much advantage from men who are both wise and rich: or, "and [it is] an excellency to them that see the sun"; it is an excellency to mortals and what gives them superiority to others, that they have both wisdom and riches.
n עם נחלה "aeque ac haereditas", Gejerus, Schmidt.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And 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.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ecclesiastes 7:11. Wisdom 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. Observations, reflections, and objections of friends and adversaries are frequently introduced in the works of ancient authors, without mentioning them as such. This is frequent, more particularly in ethic writers; and we have many specimens in Horace; and without this distinction, it would be impossible to make sense of some of his writings. Here, an objector, who had listened to the wise man declaiming in favour of wisdom, suddenly interrupts him, and says in effect, "I grant the truth of what you have said. Wisdom is very good in its place; but what is it without property? A man who has a good inheritance may be profited by wisdom, because it will show him how to manage it to the best advantage."
