Ecclesiastes 7:11
Ecclesiastes chapter 7 · verse 11 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 3:6
And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great lovingkindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great lovingkindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
- Ecclesiastes 2:13
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
- Luke 16:8
And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.
- Ecclesiastes 9:15
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
- Ecclesiastes 11:7
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
- 1 Timothy 6:17
Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;