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
Read Ecclesiastes 7:11 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 Ne te hâte pas en ton esprit de t’irriter, car l’irritation repose dans le sein des insensés.
10 Ne dis pas: D’où vient que les jours passés étaient meilleurs que ceux-ci? Car ce n’est point par sagesse que tu demandes cela.
11 La sagesse vaut autant qu’un héritage, et même plus pour ceux qui voient le soleil.
12 Car à l’ombre de la sagesse on est abrité comme à l’ombre de l’argent; mais un avantage de la science, c’est que la sagesse fait vivre ceux qui la possèdent.
13 Regarde l’œuvre de Dieu: qui pourra redresser ce qu’il a courbé?
Read the full chapter: Ecclesiastes 7 — The Struggle with Sin — O Wretched Man That I Am →
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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free