Ecclesiastes 7:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.”

Ecclesiastes 7:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 7:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 7:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.”

Ecclesiastes 7:11 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.”

Ecclesiastes 7:11 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 7:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Wisdom <FI>is<Fi> good with an inheritance, And an advantage <FI>it is<Fi> to those beholding the sun.”

Ecclesiastes 7:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and profitable to them that see the sun.”

Ecclesiastes 7:11 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 7:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Be not thou of an hastie spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosome of fooles.”

Ecclesiastes 7:11 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:11 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7

9 No te apresures en tu espíritu á enojarte: porque la ira en el seno de los necios reposa.

10 Nunca digas: ¿Qué es la causa que los tiempos pasados fueron mejores que éstos? Porque nunca de esto preguntarás con sabiduría.

11 Buena es la ciencia con herencia; y más á los que ven el sol.

12 Porque escudo es la ciencia, y escudo es el dinero: mas la sabiduría excede en que da vida á sus poseedores.

13 Mira la obra de Dios; porque ¿quién podrá enderezar lo que él torció?

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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:11 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 7:11 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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