Ecclesiastes 12:9

Ecclesiastes chapter 12 · verse 9 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Context

v.8Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.

v.9This passage

v.10The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Kings 10:8
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
Proverbs 25:1
These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
1 Kings 4:32
And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.